Healthier Classic Peanut Butter Cookies recipe

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Ingredients

½ cup unsalted butter
1 cup crunchy peanut butter
¼ cup applesauce
1 cup white sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
4 egg whites
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 ½ teaspoons baking soda

Nutrition Info

215.6 calories
carbohydrate: 30 g
cholesterol: 10.2 mg
fat: 9.3 g
fiber: 1.2 g
protein: 4.6 g
saturatedFat: 3.3 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 163.9 mg
sugar: 18.5 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

  2. Beat butter, peanut butter, applesauce, white sugar, and brown sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth. Add eggs and beat until smooth.

  3. Sift together flour, baking powder, and baking soda in a separate bowl, stir into peanut butter batter. Put batter in refrigerator for 1 hour.

  4. Roll dough into walnut-sized balls and place 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Flatten each ball with a fork, making a crisscross pattern.

  5. Bake in preheated oven until cookies begin to brown, about 10 minutes.

Recipe Yield

4 dozen

Recipe Note

I love peanut butter cookies but they are always a little greasy. I came up with this healthier version and it's a little less greasy. I love it!

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