Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Flourless Almond Butter Cookies
I've been in the baking mood the past few days. However I always hate the mess that baking makes. When you don't have a dishwasher in your small apartment, washing 5 different bowls and pans gets old...fast. This recipe only used 1 bowl and a few ingredients! And who doesn't love peanut butter & jelly? Well ok, I decided to use almond butter since I am trying to get over my addiction to peanut butter, plus I had a whole jar in our cabinet just waiting to be used. But still, these cookies taste just like a PB & J sandwich, only better since they are cookies.
Since I already said the "peanut" word...I'll tell you the ways I most love peanut butter (or any form of butter really-almond, pumpkin, chocolate peanut butter, the list goes on and on) :
on a banana
by the spoonful
peanut butter & fluff
after a bad day
on a good day
before bed
in bed while watching a movie
in the morning
on my bagel
on an apple
with a glass of milk
in my cookies
with chocolate chips on top
rolled in a tortilla with banana
on a chocolate rice cake
in my amazing grass shake
with my finger
on my oatmeal
always have always will love me some (a lot) peanut butter.
by the spoonful
peanut butter & fluff
after a bad day
on a good day
before bed
in bed while watching a movie
in the morning
on my bagel
on an apple
with a glass of milk
in my cookies
with chocolate chips on top
rolled in a tortilla with banana
on a chocolate rice cake
in my amazing grass shake
with my finger
on my oatmeal
always have always will love me some (a lot) peanut butter.
But like I said, these cookies I made with almond butter! Here's a picture of the beautiful butter I used for these cookies...
Ingredients:
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup almond butter or peanut butter (or you could mix them)
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon baking soda
- about 1/4 cup of your favorite fruit preserves (I used raspberry)
Note to self: don't make the dough ball this big...my cookies turned out much bigger than I had anticipated.
These cookies are easy and quick, great for kids too! I made them while the kids I nanny for are at school so they can enjoy them when they get off the bus. Am I the best nanny or what? I try really hard because I want them to like me...
And a plus...these are gluten-free! I've still been incorporating wheat back into my diet and haven't had any side affects yet, but still mostly eat gluten-free. I may have to make these for my gluten-free sissy one day too.
PS. I AM VERY HAPPY...how could I forget to tell you this? Jeff and I sold my Olympus camera and ordered my new one! A Canon Rebel T2i. We have researched cameras for a few weeks now and decided this would be the best fit for us. I cannot wait to have clearer and brighter pictures. However since I have to ship my Olympus away, I will be without a good camera for about a week so bear with me and my point and shoot canon pictures this week. Here she is, the newest addition to the Jensen family. Did I mention we are VERY excited? :)
I'm off to eat some lunch (a turkey and cheese melt on a bagel thin and a clementine or two) then finishing up work and meeting Jeff at the gym for a long treadmill run. Shooting for 6 miles today. I'm making roasted brussel sprouts & sweet potato for dinner tonight and I'll try and post later since I want to take a few last pictures with my Olympus. I'm sad to see it go, but beyond excited for our new camera!
Question of the Day: Starting next Monday, Jeff and I will be living (well eating) off of $1 a day for the entire week. We want to experience the way in which the majority of the rest of the world lives. We can each spend 7 dollars for the week, so what food do you think we should buy to live off of? ...Pasta? Bread and peanut butter? Ideas would be greatly appreciated!
These cookies are easy and quick, great for kids too! I made them while the kids I nanny for are at school so they can enjoy them when they get off the bus. Am I the best nanny or what? I try really hard because I want them to like me...
And a plus...these are gluten-free! I've still been incorporating wheat back into my diet and haven't had any side affects yet, but still mostly eat gluten-free. I may have to make these for my gluten-free sissy one day too.
PS. I AM VERY HAPPY...how could I forget to tell you this? Jeff and I sold my Olympus camera and ordered my new one! A Canon Rebel T2i. We have researched cameras for a few weeks now and decided this would be the best fit for us. I cannot wait to have clearer and brighter pictures. However since I have to ship my Olympus away, I will be without a good camera for about a week so bear with me and my point and shoot canon pictures this week. Here she is, the newest addition to the Jensen family. Did I mention we are VERY excited? :)
I'm off to eat some lunch (a turkey and cheese melt on a bagel thin and a clementine or two) then finishing up work and meeting Jeff at the gym for a long treadmill run. Shooting for 6 miles today. I'm making roasted brussel sprouts & sweet potato for dinner tonight and I'll try and post later since I want to take a few last pictures with my Olympus. I'm sad to see it go, but beyond excited for our new camera!Question of the Day: Starting next Monday, Jeff and I will be living (well eating) off of $1 a day for the entire week. We want to experience the way in which the majority of the rest of the world lives. We can each spend 7 dollars for the week, so what food do you think we should buy to live off of? ...Pasta? Bread and peanut butter? Ideas would be greatly appreciated!
4 comments:
Since I got a 20 lb. turkey for FREE at my supermarket and there should be plenty of leftovers since only 6 adults will be eating it, I would be happy to share with you! Does that count? I mean people shoot a deer and live off the meat for months! I'm figuring Glenn and I will eat turkey every week for a meal until it runs out. I think the best way to save money is to buy in large quantities and live on left overs.Cheryl
wow, i love the idea of trying to live off of $1 a day for food! it seems so impossible but so many people do it! thankfully pb&j's are cheapish and include peanut butter!!! :) (ps smuckers, all natural = heaven)
oh, and congrats on the new camera! by far, one of the best investments!
Thanks for the recipe, I just baked these for my husband! First batch I baked for 11 mins and they burned :( 2nd batch for 6 mins and they came out perfect... we must have a super-powerful oven!
Hi Jeff and Cait!
What a great site, with beautiful pictures and great recipes. I made these cookies a little while ago, substituting a "chia egg" for the egg, they were delish! I will admit when it came time to make my "small indentation" it was more of a scoop of batter I removed from the middle and placed directly in my mouth. Let's just say my cookies turned out pretty small :).
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