Gluten-Free Peanut Butter Cookies

As hipster as it sounds, I was making gluten-free peanut butter cookies before it was cool. Of course, back then, we just referred to them as flour-free cookies. (Warning to the GF people out there: I really do love baking with flour. Peanut butter cookies are just one of the few things I've found that actually taste better without flour. I'll try to label gluten-free recipes as I post them, but I don't promise that it will be very often.) This recipe I learned in my middle school baking class, and afterward found out that my dad gave a demonstration speech in in college class about these cookies. Years later, I also gave a demonstration speech in my college class about them! Once you try them, you might be motivated to give a speech as well!

My favorite thing about this recipe is it's so simple to memorize. Just remember 1-1-1-1

Ingredients:
1 cup of sugar
1 cup of peanut butter
1 egg
1 t vanilla (optional)

Mix all the ingredients, spoon 12-20 cookies on a baking sheet, and bake for 10-12 minutes at 350.

Easy, right?

For the past few months, I haven't bought any sugar. Instead, I've replaced whatever I could with honey. (I buy honey in bulk to make Challah bread, and it's healthier anyway!) When I tried replacing honey with the sugar in this recipe, I was disappointed in the results. Fortunately, I found a slightly healthier version on Pinterest, and I'm excited to try it out!

Ingredients:
1 cup peanut butter
1 cup honey
1 t baking soda
1 egg

Start by mixing only the honey and peanut butter together, then add egg and baking soda. Bake the same as the above cookies.