Recipe: Sugar Free Peanut Butter Cookies (3) (using Sweet N Low)

Dear Mo,

Here are 3 recipes, the first also using Sweet N Low brown sugar as you mentioned. Of course, while they're titled sugarless or sugar free that will depend on the sugar or other sweetners that may be in the peanut butter.

Happy Baking!

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SUGAR FREE PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES
(using butter or margarine)

1/2 cup butter or margarine
1/2 cup peanut butter*
6 packets Sweet and Low
2 tsp. Sweet and Low brown sugar
1 egg
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 1/4 cups sifted all purpose flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
peanut halves (for garnish)

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

Thoroughly cream butter, peanut butter, sweet and low sugars, egg, and vanilla.

Sift together dry ingredients and blend into creamed mixture. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Press 5 peanut halves upon each or crisscross with fork.

Bake at 375 degrees F for 10 to 12 minutes. Cool and remove from pan.

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SUGARLESS PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES
(using diet margarine)
Makes 3 dozen

1/4 cup diet margarine
8 packets Sweet N' Low
1/2 cup peanut butter
1 egg
1/3 cup milk
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 cup flour
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking powder

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

Cream margarine, sweetener and peanut butter in bowl. Mix in egg, milk and vanilla.

Sift in flour, salt and baking powder together. Add to creamed mixture and mix well. Drop by spoonfuls onto foil lined cookie sheet; flatten with fork.

Bake at 375 degrees for 10 minutes. Cool on wire rack.

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PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES
(using shortening)

1/3 c. flour
1/4 tsp. baking soda
2 tbsp. vegetable shortening
2 tbsp. peanut butter
1/4 tsp. baking powder
Pinch of salt
1 tsp. Sweet 'N Low
1 egg, beaten

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a baking sheet.

Mix and stir all ingredients, except the egg, in order given. Add beaten egg and mix well. Drop by large teaspoonfuls on greased cookie sheet.

Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.