These Cashew Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies will be devoured by everyone. No one I served them to even knew they were gluten free. It was similar to when I made all gluten-free cookies for Christmas and no one realized they weren’t, (gasp) “regular” cookies.
(By, the way that is one of my pet peeves — when people say “regular”cookies, pizza, cereal, etc. Are there not-so-good tasting gluten-free products? Yes. But, there are just as many not-so-good tasting “regular” products, too! Plus, what’s “regular” mean anymore? It’s a matter of taste and what you’re used to)
What I like about using a box mix as a base, is you don’t need to to fumble around trying to get the base ingredients correct, and you can just concentrate on creating a new flavor experience. So, why peanut butter and cashews? Quite honestly, I opened my cabinet and saw I had a jar of peanut butter that was almost finished and a jar of cashews that weren’t opened, but knew had been sitting in there for a while. I figured why not try it.
The cashews give it crunch, the peanut butter adds a layer of flavor and the chocolate gives it some sweetness. you could add a 1/4 teaspoon of salt if you want to give it that salty, sweet taste but it’s also perfectly fine the way it is.
Cashew Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
by Michelle Maskaly, The Adirondack Chick
1 box Betty Crocker Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix
1 stick butter (softened)
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 egg
1/2 cup reduced-fat peanut butter
3/4 cup cashew halves
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix together the cookie mix, butter and vanilla as directed on the box.
Add the peanut butter and mix well, making sure to scrape the batter off the beater so the peanut butter gets mixed through.
Mix in the cashews again scraping off the beater to make sure the nuts get mixed in throughout the batter.
Drop by teaspoons on a cookie sheet and bake for about 13 minutes.
Enjoy!
Hi Michelle. Stopping by from Weekend Wander. Those look and sound yummy! Gluten-free food has come a long way in the last decade. Betty Crocker gluten-free mix…impressive 🙂
Thanks for stopping by Check ME Out Saturday. I really appreciate it. Those chocolate chip cookies look heavenly 🙂 I can't say that I have had anything that is gluten free but I might just have to try this!
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I have had a lot of friends recently need to switch to gluten free. I sometimes wonder if we need to check into that with my daughter who is six and her mood! These sound wonderful and easy with using BC box. So stuck this one in my recipe file, thanks!
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Oh my gosh… those look AMAZING!!! I am drooling and I can't have them because I made cookies over the weekend, so I can't have any more sweets this week! that's just mean!! lol! ;-P
These look like cookies that are worth making. So glad you posted these.
These look so flipping fantastic! I love the idea of using cashew PB in them! and with the GF mix! Whenever I make pb cookies with just pb and sugar they get so hard — these look like they stay moist and fluffy! For sure bookmarking them! Thanks! =)
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Jenn @ Peas & Crayons
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Oh – yeah. I really need to be making these this week! My husband doesn't think he likes cashews so he picks them all out of the trail mix. Then I have an extra bunch to work with…when i slip them into a dish or cookie he has no idea!! If you get a sec, pop on over to Foodie Friday and link up! Oh, and I found you at The Girl Creative. 🙂
Mmm, these cookies sound full of delicious flavor. I have a sweet treat linky party going on at my blog and I'd like to invite you to stop by and link your cookies up. http://sweet-as-sugar-cookies.blogspot.com/2011/04/sweets-for-saturday-13.html
I never would have thought to put cashews and peanuts together! I love both (plus chocolate!), so I imagine it's super tasty! 🙂
wow absolutely love these cookies, they look really delicious, I haven't tried it yet, but I gonna try it soon, thank you so much for sharing with us…
Awesome recipe 1 who doesn't love these kind of cookies?