Lisa McGoldrick of Café Aux Cookies

Lisa McGoldrick’s (Café Aux Cookies) vegan spelt peanut butter cookies

This is a guest post by Lisa McGoldrick of Norman, Oklahoma. Lisa – who can be found on twitter and facebook under Café Aux Cookies – describes herself as a vegan cookie robot (mix, bake, eat, repeat) living green, surviving on organic fruits & veggies, and voting with her dollars.

This is such a quick throw-together recipe – in less than 30 minutes the first batch is ready to eat.  The flavor is everything you expect from an old-fashioned peanut butter cookie. I developed the recipe when I was looking for a “go to” vegan cookie and I just love the results!  I always use best quality organic ingredients when possible.

INGREDIENTS:

3/4 c. spelt flour (I use VITA-SPELT® White Spelt Flour)
3/4 c. old fashioned rolled oats (use quick cooking oats if you like the cookies less chewy)
½ tsp. sea salt
½ tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 c. chunky peanut butter
1/2 c. maple syrup (I used a high-grade maple syrup, which is thin)
Egg Replacer to equal 1 egg
2 tsp. vanilla

Lisa Goldrick's delicious vegan peanut butter cookies, made with VITA-SPELT® flour, are ready in less than 30 minutes.

PREPARATION:

• Mix the dry ingredients in a medium mixing bowl.
• In a separate medium bowl mix the wet ingredients (peanut butter, maple syrup, egg substitute, vanilla)
• Mix the wet ingredients well.
• Gradually stir the dry ingredients into the wet ingredient bowl.
• Drop by heaping teaspoons onto a parchment-lined cookie sheet.  You may flatten with a fork like a typical peanutbutter cookie, or leave them as is, which is what I do.
• Bake at 375 degrees Fahrenheit for 8 to 12 minutes, or until edges are barely browned. (You might have to remove them from the oven to see the browning – for ultimate moisture, don’t over bake.  One beautiful thing about vegan cookies is you can leave them moist inside with no worries.   I found 10 minutes was the maximum time in my oven).
• Cool on a rack, and eat when they are cool enough for you to pick up!

This cookie is delicious and as good as any peanutbutter recipe you’ve had.  Makes 2 to 2.5 dozen.