Sunbutter Cookies.

I love peanut butter cookies. I especially love the little fork marks on the top. Since we no longer have peanut butter in the house I have been experimenting with different things in order to fill the hole left by peanut butter ( doesn't that just sound pathetic? Oh, woe is me....*sob*, no more peanut butter for me...*sniffle*) It's not that big a deal, really. But I do love a good cookie! So after some experiments I give you..... (drum roll please)

Sunbutter Cookies.


1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup granulated sugar ( plus some for dipping later)
1/2 cup Trader Joe brand Sunflower Seed Butter
1/2 cup butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup applesauce
1 1/4 cups flour
1/2 heaping teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda

• 
  Mix together sunflower butter, sugars, vanilla, applesauce and butter until well blended.
• Add rest of ingredients, and mix well until totally combined.
• Form dough into balls about 1/4 inch in size, and place on ungreased cookie sheet, press each ball with the bottom of a small glass dipped in granulated sugar. Cookies will spread while baking.
• Bake at 375 degree oven for 8-10 min.
• Wait a minute, then transfer to wire rack, cool completely.
• Store in air tight container.
• Makes approx. 30 cookies

I would post a photo but these get eaten up pretty quickly around here. You might notice I left out the little fork marks on top. They just looked too much like peanut butter cookies for my comfort.