South Beach Peanut Butter Cookies

Singing Mimi's Note:

This is a good Phase 1 recipe that will satisfy those cookie cravings!

• Total Time: 20 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 12

Yield: 12.0 cookies

• 1 cup peanut butter
• 1 cup Splenda granular (sugar substitute)
• 1 egg

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degres. Mix the three ingredients thoroughly. Drop by spoonfuls on a cookie sheet. Dip a fork in Splenda and press gently on top of cookie.
2. Bake for 10 minutes. Remove from pan carefully after cooling slightly. Enjoy!

Reviews

[Chef #804116]

These were so good I'm ready to cry. I will definitely make them again. After reading the other reviews, I modified the recipe a bit. I used 3/4 c. Splenda brown sugar substitute, rather than the 1 c. recommended. I also ground up a handful of peanuts and threw them in. After being on Phase 1 for 9 days, I'm starting to realize that many of the foods I used to eat are way too sweet. I'm rating this recipe 4 stars because, although I reduced the Splenda, I thought they were a bit too sweet. Next time, I'll try 1/2 c. brown Splenda instead. Also, you didn't say what type of peanut butter to use (I used Smart Balance creamy.) But seriously, thank you so much for this recipe. You have no idea how much I enjoyed it.

[VNess]

I love this recipe for flourless cookies! I make one almost identical (the difference is the addition of 1 teaspoon of baking powder) to it frequently, as it's an easy and delish solution to making a cookie that both my sister (no dairy) and me (no gluten) can enjoy together. I usually make them with real sugar, but both ways are still wonderful. These DO tend to be fragile, though! Once or twice, I have made them without the baking power and they are even more apt to break apart There are a few tricks to making these a little less crumbly: 1) Use full-fat peanut butter 2) refrigerate the dough for an hour or two 3) keep the cookies smallish- great for portion control (they're pretty rich, anyway) and for keeping them together 4) Bake on parchment and make sure they're COMPLETELY cool before removing

[mirandalopez]

These are definatly a favorite in our house since my husband and I are on the SBD. We thought we were going to go crazy until we found this recipe! I love the fact that there are only 3 ingredients. I make a batch every few days or so just to keep the peace! Thank you!