Peanut Butter Cookies made with Truvia® Baking Blend
Hey there everyone! Looking for a snack that isn’t going to make your diet null & void? Well, here’s one great recipe from Truvia that is 70% lower in sugar than regular cookies. Just remember one serving size is 2 cookies
Ingredients
- 3⁄4 cup Truvía® Baking Blend
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 3 Tbsp shortening
- 3 Tbsp + 2 tsp unsalted butter
- 1 egg
- 1⁄2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
- 3⁄4 tsp baking soda
- 1⁄2 tsp salt
Directions
- Preheat oven to 375° F.
- Combine Truvía® Baking Blend, peanut butter, shortening, butter, egg and vanilla in a large bowl and mix on low speed until combined.
- In a second smaller bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt. Add slowly to the larger bowl and mix until combined.
- Shape dough into 11⁄4 inch balls, flattening slightly on the top and bottom.
- Place cookies 3 inches apart on a parchment-lined or ungreased cookie sheet.
- Using a fork, press a crisscross pattern in each cookie.
- Bake 12–14 minutes or until lightly browned.
- Allow to rest 5 minutes on pan, then place cookies on a wire rack to cool completely.
**These cookies have 120 calories and 3 grams of sugar per serving as compared to 150 calories and 11 grams of sugar per serving in the full-sugar version.