Flourless Peanut-chocolate Cookies (martha Stewart)

Total Time: 22 mins Preparation Time: 8 mins Cook Time: 14 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup sugar (see note in introduction)
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup creamy peanut butter (i used natural, no-sugar added, chunky pb)
• 1 large egg, lightly beaten
• 3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (make sure theyre gluten and or or lactose free if thats a concern)
• 1/2 cup roasted peanuts, chopped

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 in a small bowl combine sugar, soda and salt.
• 3 in a large bowl, stir together sugar-soda-salt-mix, egg and vanilla until well combined. i used a wire whisk for this step.
• 4 now add in the peanut butter, stir with a spoon til well combined and smooth.
• 5 fold in chocolate chips and roasted peanut pieces.
• 6 with moistened hands, roll dough, about 1 heaping tablespoon at a time, into balls. place 2 inches apart on two baking sheets.
• 7 bake for about 12-14 minutes. cookies will still be slightly soft, but firm up while cooling.
• 8 allow to set on baking sheet for a couple of minutes and then transfer to wire racks to cool completely.