Eggless Peanut Butter Buiscuits

I am loving all eggless recipes i am trying now a days and this is also one of my favorite..


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Makes about 6 dozen.

Ingredients:-

All purpose flour:-3 cups
Baking powder:- 1 Tsp
Salt:-1 Tsp
Unsalted butter, room temperature:-1 cup (2 sticks)
Creamy or chunky peanut butter:-1 cup
Vanilla extract:-2 Tsp
Packed golden brown sugar:1 cup
Sugar, plus extra for sprinkling on top of each cookie:-1 cup
Cornstarch:-4 tbsp
Water (or can use 2 large eggs in place of the cornstarch and water):-4 tbsp Mini-chocolate chips (optional) :-2/3 cup

Procedure:-

1)Preheat oven to 350°F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper

2)In a small bowl, combine cornstarch and water and mix well using a fork. The cornstarch should be well incorporated into the water. If you are using eggs, omit this step.

3)Mix flour, baking powder and salt in medium bowl. Using electric mixer, beat butter, peanut butter and vanilla in large bowl until well blended. Beat in both sugars. Beat half of dry ingredients into mixture. Add cornstarch mixture and continue mixing. Beat in remaining dry ingredients. Stir in the optional mini-chocolate chips with a wooden spoon.

4)For each cookie - Using your hands, roll dough into 1 inch-diameter ball. Arrange dough balls 1 inch apart on baking sheets. Using back of fork, flatten dough balls and form crosshatch (a cross fork marking) design on tops. Sprinkle each cookie with sugar. Bake cookies for 14 minutes. Cool cookies on baking sheets 5 minutes. Using spatula, transfer cookies to racks and cool.

Enjoy:)