Peanut Butter Crunch Cookies

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EvelynForsyth
EvelynForsyth Posts: 272 Member
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I have found this rather delicious looking recipe for peanut butter crunch cookies, ay 140 calories each they are not asolutely awful calorie wise but i just wondered if there was any substitutes i could use to make the calories lower?
I like to bake a lot but don't know much about making things 'healthier' although i am aware there isn't alot that is healthy about cookies....:tongue:

Serves: 24-26 cookies

75g salted peanuts
125g crunchy peanut butter
125g butter (at room temperature)
75g unrefined caster sugar, plus a little extra for rolling the biscuits
100g light soft brown sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla extract or essence
1 egg
175g plain flour
1/4 tsp bicarbonate of soda
2 large lightly oiled baking trays

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  • MsKekeSoFocused
    MsKekeSoFocused Posts: 383 Member
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    What about the fat,sodium,protein,sugar???
  • ljbhill
    ljbhill Posts: 276 Member
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    75g salted peanuts>>>>> almonds (better for you)
    125g crunchy peanut butter>>>>> lower calorie variety
    125g butter>>>>>>>>> half butter, half fat free phili spread cheese
    75g unrefined caster sugar, plus a little extra for rolling the biscuits>>>>sugar substitute
    100g light soft brown sugar
    1/2 tsp vanilla extract or essence
    1 egg
    175g plain flour>>>>>>wholemeal flour or gluten free flour (better for you)
    1/4 tsp bicarbonate of soda
    2 large lightly oiled baking tray >>>>oil spray

    You can change mostly all of those ingredients or just some! Maybe check out how many you can change without compromising too much on the taste! Let us know how you go! =)
  • ozycat
    ozycat Posts: 72 Member
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    Bumping these for when i feel the need for a treat!

    They look YUMMY!

    Thanks! :-)
  • EvelynForsyth
    EvelynForsyth Posts: 272 Member
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    What about the fat,sodium,protein,sugar???

    Carbs Sat Fat Protein Sodium
    13 3 3 189
  • EvelynForsyth
    EvelynForsyth Posts: 272 Member
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    75g salted peanuts>>>>> almonds (better for you)
    125g crunchy peanut butter>>>>> lower calorie variety
    125g butter>>>>>>>>> half butter, half fat free phili spread cheese
    75g unrefined caster sugar, plus a little extra for rolling the biscuits>>>>sugar substitute
    100g light soft brown sugar
    1/2 tsp vanilla extract or essence
    1 egg
    175g plain flour>>>>>>wholemeal flour or gluten free flour (better for you)
    1/4 tsp bicarbonate of soda
    2 large lightly oiled baking tray >>>>oil spray

    You can change mostly all of those ingredients or just some! Maybe check out how many you can change without compromising too much on the taste! Let us know how you go! =)

    Thanks! I'll have a think and probably give them a try tomorrow night or next week! I think they will be freezable too so i could bake half and bake the rest the next time :)
  • trud72
    trud72 Posts: 1,912 Member
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    also use just the egg white..saves a few cals! :flowerforyou:
  • ronda_gettinghealthy
    ronda_gettinghealthy Posts: 777 Member
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    ljbhill was right on target... let us know how they are...and send me one to try????
  • ThinspiredButterfly
    ThinspiredButterfly Posts: 176 Member
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    bump

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