Gf + Df Peanut Butter Blossom Cookies
I LOVE these cookies!! Love love love love. I’m also really picky about them. I like a soft, light cookie with just the right amount of peanut butter flavor. This recipe is perfect in every way. I won’t ever make them any other way.
Most recipes don’t include applesauce and that is my little secret - it adds just the right amount of moisture. When it comes to rolling them and baking them- while its technically optional to skip the extra sugar I think its essential. It adds a really nice crust!
The secret to these cookies being fluffy is the amount of flour I use :) I like a slightly higher ratio of flour than many recipes. You don’t lose any of the delicious peanut butter flavor - but you do end up with a PERFECT cookie.
Lets talk ingredients:
Better Batter Original Blend: I opted for this flour as I have found its a dream for bread recipes and is rises so nicely! Natalie (the company owner) has since released a new artisan blend that does not have any gum in it. It uses psyllium husk instead. I bought a bag- but have not done enough testing with it to know if it will sub properly cup for cup in my bread recipes using the original blend.
I typically buy my better batter on amazon. This time of year it seems to sell out as Amazon keeps running out of stock for a day or two! But, I believe Walmart carries it in the store & I have ordered it from the Walmart website to ship to my house. I’m always nervous to order from Walmart (Never do store pickup haha. Its always a nightmare at my store anyways). But, shipping direct to my house seems to be pretty quick and dependable.
Butter
You can make these cookies with regular salted butter If dairy isn’t a concern for you. IF you are making them dairy free like I did please use Earth Balance Butter Sticks. You may try other brands but know that there is a lot of variety brand to brand and they don’t all perform the same. Earth balance is the best when it comes to mimicking how real butter works.
Chocolate Kisses
Hershey Kisses are not dairy free. I wish they would get with the program and make some for us. (maybe one day!) Until then you have two options. Use a large dairy free chocolate chunk OR make your own dairy free kisses. Its way easier than you think.. you just need the right mold. I have a whole recipe post dedicated to making your own here in the club. These cookies in these photos are using my homemade dairy free kisses. They are super legit.
Can you use another gluten free flour blend?
I know this much - no gluten free all purpose blend is the same or performs the same. There’s big differences between better batter and King Arthur (which have become my go to’s). So if you make changes the cookies will turn out quite different. Cookies are especially finicky and the smallest changes can make them spread too much or not enough. But by all means feel free to experiment and please let us know how it goes in the comments.
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