- Peanut Butter Cookies

Dear Fans of Hounds Who Cook,

Tonight for the first time in the life of we hounds, we made our own peanut butter. Guthrie would have eaten it all right away, but the little person visiting had the good idea to make it into cookies. Our Girl is launching into what she calls a no-gluten diet, so she was happy to make this flourless recipes. Thankfully the first batch was a little singed so guess who will get those for breakfast tomorrow? Happy pups. We searched and searched the Internet and found this recipe so prevalent that we're not even attributing it. It's a most awesome Flourless Peanut Butter Cookie Recipe. Gooter it (he means Google it) and you'll see what we mean. It's everywhere. It's as though every hound on earth knew about this recipe except us. We'll give you hound tips and tricks though to make it worth your while.

First off, if you have the likes of a Champion juicer, do as we did and grind your own peanuts. It makes such a chewier, better cookie that you might grind your own peanut butter ever after too.

Second off, if you grind the peanuts and make cookies right away, you made need to refrigerate the dough in order to be able to roll it into balls. We did.

Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies
Me's Independent Rating: 3 of 3

2 cups ground peanuts or natural peanut butter
1 cup white sugar (or stevia equivalent)
1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp. baking soda
(add salt if you ground unsalted peanuts)

Cream sugars, eggs, and baking soda (and salt, if desired). Thoroughly blend in peanut butter. Chill dough if necessary to form balls. Use an ice cream scoop for large cookies. Press down with a sugared fork. Bake at 350F for 8 minutes.

Notes from Guthrie:
Err on the side of Undercooking these delicacies. If overcooked they are well suited (though too sugary) for dog treats.

Notes from Elias:
Make sure you buy peanuts to grind that do not have seasonings or additives. We bought two big jars and took one taste and wondered at them. They had MSG and cornstarch, among other undesireables, and even paprika for flavor. We don't recommend a paprika flavored cookie.