Healthier Peanut Butter Cookies

Make peanut butter cookies a little healthier when you swap added butter for applesauce in this quick and easy recipe.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 25 mins
• Calories: 102 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• 1 ⅔ cups all-purpose flour
• ½ cup applesauce
• ⅔ cup peanut butter
• ½ cup brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon applesauce

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Mix flour, baking soda, and baking powder together.

Step 2

Mix peanut butter with 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon applesauce. Add sugar and salt. Mix well. Combine the flour and peanut butter mixtures together and stir well. Drop spoonfuls of dough 2 inches apart onto baking sheets.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven until edges are golden but centers are still soft, 8 to 9 minutes.