(Peanut Free) School safe "Peanut Butter" Cookies (Soynut Butter Cookies!)

Here's a quick post today with my old peanut-free, soynut butter cookie recipe!

I personally use WowButter at home for a few reasons - we like the texture best, it's completely nut free, it tastes (to us) the closest to real peanut butter, and, it comes with school-safe stickers under the label that moms and dads can affix to kid's lunch containers and ziplocs so that teachers know that what the child is eating is school-safe. To note though - this post is neither sponsored nor endorsed by WowButter.

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Prep Time:

about 30 minutes

Yield: 

about 36 cookies

Ingredients:

½ cup granulated sugar
½ cup packed brown sugar
½ cup soynut butter (I use WowButter - Amazon affiliate link - I buy it by the case, I find it's cheaper this way)
½ cup softened butter or margarine
1 egg
1 ¼ cup all-purpose flour
¼ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon baking powder
¾ teaspoon baking soda

Optional Supplies:

Parchment Paper
Wax Paper
Drinking glass

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375°F. Combine soynut butter, butter, sugars, and egg in a large bowl. Mix in the remaining ingredients.
2. Shape dough into 1" balls and place on a non-stick cookie sheet or parchment-lined sheet, placing them about 3-4" apart. Using a piece of wax paper laid across the top of the balls and the bottom of a drinking glass centered on each ball, press with even pressure to create cookies with an even thickness, then carefully peal away the waxed paper (see pictures below) OR - using a lightly floured or sugared fork, flatten each ball with a criss-crossed pattern.

3. Bake 8-10 minutes, until light golden brown. Cool on wire rack.
4. Enjoy!