Name: Peanut Butter and Amaranth Cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 36
Ingredients: Water - 1 ½ cups; Amaranth - ½ cup; Peanut butter - 1 cup; White sugar - 1 cup; Butter, softened - ½ cup; Large egg - 1; All-purpose flour - 1 ½ cups; Whole wheat pastry flour - 1 ½ cups; Quick-cooking oats - 1 cup; Baking powder - 1 teaspoon; Baking soda - 1 teaspoon; Salt - ½ teaspoon

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Cooking:

15 min.

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Ingredients for - Peanut Butter and Amaranth Cookies

1. Water - 1 ½ cups

2. Amaranth - ½ cup

3. Peanut butter - 1 cup

4. White sugar - 1 cup

5. Butter, softened - ½ cup

6. Large egg - 1

7. All-purpose flour - 1 ½ cups

8. Whole wheat pastry flour - 1 ½ cups

9. Quick-cooking oats - 1 cup

10. Baking powder - 1 teaspoon

11. Baking soda - 1 teaspoon

12. Salt - ½ teaspoon

How to cook deliciously - Peanut Butter and Amaranth Cookies

1. Stage

Combine water and amaranth together in a saucepan; bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until water is absorbed and amaranth grains are fluffy, about 20 minutes. Cool for 10 to 15 minutes.

2. Stage

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

3. Stage

Beat cooked amaranth and peanut butter together in a large bowl until smooth. Beat in sugar until completely dissolved. Add butter to amaranth mixture and mix; stir in egg until smooth.

4. Stage

Whisk all-purpose flour, pastry flour, oats, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl. Gradually add flour mixture to amaranth mixture, stirring until the dough starts to come away from the sides of the bowl.

5. Stage

Form dough into small balls and place 2-inches apart on a baking sheet. Dip a fork into flour and press dough balls with fork to flatten.

6. Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until set, about 15 minutes. Cool on the baking sheet for 3 to 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.