23.5.11

peanut butter spelt cookies

Peanut Butter Spelt Cookies
- makes about 2 dozen cookies

1 1/2 cups spelt flour

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp sea salt

1 cup natural peanut butter

1/3 cup tahini

1/2 cup maple syrup

2 tbsp agave nectar
1/3 cup olive oil
 
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Set the oven to 350F. Mix the spelt flour, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl. In a separate bowl, combine peanut butter, tahini, maple syrup, olive oil, and vanilla. Stir until combined. Pour the peanut butter mixture over the flour mixture and fold them together until combined, try not to over work the dough. If it is too loose, you can add some more flour to it. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto parchment-lined baking sheets. Press down on each one gently with the back of a fork. 
 Bake for 8 - 10 minutes, don’t over bake or they will be dry. Let them cool for few minutes and transfer to a cooling rack.