PB&J Cookies
Esme’s got a new joke. Well, she’s actually got several. “Where does a cow go on his first date? The mooooovies! Get it? Get it, the mooooovies?” I thought that was a pretty good one, actually. But her favourite is this: “Mom, I don’t like my new bunk bed…. I love it!” You can see how flexible this gag is and how you can use it for just about anything that requires your stamp of love. These cookies? Oh, my, we didn’t like them one bit. We loved them! And lucky me, I didn’t have to make them. As I’ve mentioned here before, we’re very lucky that our lovely baby sitter Stacey is a great baker and she and the kids whip up something most weeks. Stacey mentioned these to me a while back and I asked her if she’d make them for the site. Which isn’t so easy – baking with Julian and Esme is a bit of a production, what with making it fair and keeping Julian from eating the flour… And then to take pictures as well? It basically makes her a superstar.
They adjusted this recipe, found on The 5 Ingredient Fix, slightly. We swapped peanut butter for almond butter and left out the salt and added jam. You really want to stick to natural butters – a more commercial, whipped peanut butter wouldn’t give you the same flavour or texture. They’re so simple to make and are outrageously good. And they really do taste like a PB&J sandwich… except a lot better. No joke!
photos by Stacey Boag
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5 Comments
jacq
February 16, 09:46Not sure what I like more about this post? The cookies or the sight of them baubles on the little lady. Will try for sure. Thank SPC!
Mina
October 30, 14:29no flour??
Ceri Marsh
October 30, 14:31I know, crazy, right? But this recipe really works. Let me know if you try them.
Mina
November 02, 23:12Amazing cookies! So easy, fast and tasty. Thank you for the recipe. Love the fact that there is no flour in them. I’ll try them also with hazelnut and cashew butter.
Mina
November 02, 23:15Forgot to mention that we enjoyed them with cold, nutty almond milk.