Low Fat Peanut Butter Cookies

This recipe originates from My Vegan Cookbook. http://www.myvegancookbook.com/blog/ One of my favs! Thank you my Vegan Cookbook for finally giving me a tasty AND healthy peanut butter cookie recipe :) This wholesome peanut butter cookie recipe trims the fat, calories and prep time. And the taste is divine! The only flour in this recipe is a 1/2 Cup of Whole Wheat Flour, but you would never guess. Don't get out a sauce pan, and you can forget about dragging out a mixer. All you need is a mixing bowl and a spoon! It's the perfect go to cookie recipe when you need a sweet fix and you're too tired to work for it.

• Ready In: 25 mins
• Yields: 18 Cookies

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup whole wheat flour
• 1⁄4 cup ground flax seeds
• 1⁄2 cup quick oats
• 1⁄2 cup brown sugar
• 1  teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 2  tablespoons canola oil
• 1  tablespoon applesauce
• 1⁄4 cup maple syrup
• 1⁄4 cup peanut butter, Organic Creamy Style

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325°F.
2. Then dump ingredients into a mixing bowl and stir. You will really need to work at getting the ingredients mixed well. I do a downward smashing motion with my spoon as I stir. You could even put your hands into the dough and kneed a little.
3. Drop 1 Tablespoon size mounds onto a greased cookie sheet, about 1 ½ inches apart. Smash them down with a fork. Then sprinkle with course sugar if you like.
4. Bake for 10 - 15 minutes.
5. After they are baked let them cool for 15 minutes before you dig into They will be soft out of the oven and crisp up as they cool.
6. This recipe originates from My Vegan Cookbook. http://www.myvegancookbook.com/blog/.