Peanut Butter Malted Cookies

Peanut butter cookies sweetened with barley malt syrup yields a lighter, less-sweet cookie that is just as tasty as traditional peanut butter cookies.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Calories: 268 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
• 1 cup crunchy peanut butter
• 1 cup barley malt syrup

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

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

Step 2

Beat butter, peanut butter, barley malt syrup, and white sugar together in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Beat eggs into creamed butter mixture until smooth.

Step 3

Sift flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl; stir into creamed butter mixture until dough is just mixed. Refrigerate dough for 1 hour.

Step 4

Roll dough into 1-inch balls and arrange on baking sheets. Flatten each ball using a fork, making a crisscross pattern.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated until edges of cookies are browned, about 10 minutes.