Thursday, September 25, 2008

Peanut Butter Brownie Bites Cookies

These cookies have the texture of a brownie. Like what is around to edge of the pan. If you can have peanuts substitute any other type of nut butter.

Peanut Butter Brownie Bites

1 cup Gluten Free Mix with Xanthan Gum

2/3 cup Sorghum Flour

½ Tsp Xanthan Gum

1/3 cup Cocoa

1 ½ tsp Baking Powder

¼ tsp Salt

6 tbsp salted butter

1 cup and 2 tbsp sugar

1/3 cup natural peanut butter

2 tsp vanilla extract

2 large eggs

2 cups Chocolate Chips (Divided)

Additional Peanut Butter as needed

Combine Dry ingredients and set aside

Cream together butter and sugar

Add 1/3 cup of peanut butter and vanilla.

Add eggs one at a time.

Melt one cup of chocolate chips in a heavy sauce pan.

Add the chocolate to the butter, sugar and egg mix.

Gradually add in the dry ingredients.

Fold in the remaining chocolate chips.

Form into 1 ½ inch balls and arrange on a cookie sheet.

Press thumbprints in the balls and fill each with aprox ½ tsp peanut butter

Bake at 350 ° for 13 minutes