Real Deal Peanut Butter Cookies

[underSARAH]

I just made these, now if i were to have payed attention to them when baking them they would be AMAZING. However, half of them were burnt, ugh , but the good ones were very yummy. I added in a little bit of water because i was just short on maple syrup, and a little extra oil in hopes to get rid of crumbliness in the last review. It wound up making 3 dozen instead of 2, which is always a plus (mainly because i have more good ones left, hah). Very good recipe! It succeeded in taming my cookie craving.

[aziz_esroh]

I burned the first batch, even though I only cooked it for 15 minutes. It also tasted mostly sweet, so I put some extra peanut butter (salt and sugar free) in, as well as some cinnamon, before I put the second batch in the oven. I cooked them for 10ish minutes at a little under 350, and they turned out fine. These don't spread at all though, I guess because they have oil as opposed to shortening.

[BabeSparkleson]

  What a great, simple little recipe.  I made these with oil and whole wheat pastry flour and everyone loved them.  I found that baking for 8 minutes was just right, but it may depend on how big you make them.  All in all...great cookies...Thanks! 

[waco2005]

this was pretty good!
i also used light smart balance and i used sugar-free syrup and replaced 1/4 cup of regular flour with wheat flour (i was afraid doing all wheat would alter the flavor too much)
and i added roasted peanuts
i cooked them for 9 minutes and they came out cooked but soft in the middle
due to my own modification of sf syrup i thought they werent quite as sweet, but my bf liked them so thanks!

[tojoyamoto]

My cookies are too dry and crumble when you bite into them, but this could be because I used whole spelt flour...
 

Also, the cookies are not very sweet: on a 1 to 10 scale of sweetness with 10 being insanely, richly sweet-- I give the cookies a 5.  Maybe this is a good thing for other bakers... my dad loves the cookies!

A tip: before adding the peanut butter or syrup, add the oil-- swishing the oil around in the measuring cup.  Then, add the pb and syrup... This prevents  sticking.  Yay!

[ayish]

Hi, these look great! I'm quite new to the vegan baking scene so was wondering what canola oil is for and whether i can replace it with any other kind?
thanks!