Peabutter Flax Cookies

125

mL

butter or margarine, at room temperature

½

cup

125

mL

brown sugar

½

cup

125

mL

granulated sugar

½

cup

1

egg

1

5

mL

vanilla

1

tsp.

125

mL

peabutter

½

cup

250

mL

all purpose unbleached flour

1

cup

125

mL

whole wheat flour

½

cup

5

mL

baking soda

1

tsp.

½

mL

salt

1/8

tsp.

125

mL

whole flaxseed

½

cup

• Preheat oven to 180 degrees C (350 degrees F).
• In a large bowl cream butter.
• Add sugars, beat with a wooden spoon until blended.
• Add egg and vanilla and peabutter. Mix until smooth.
• Combine all purpose flour, whole wheat flour, baking soda, salt and whole flaxseed with peabutter mixture.
• Roll dough into 2.5 cm (1 inch) balls. Place 3.5 cm (1 ½ inches) apart on ungreased baking sheet.
• Slightly flatten each cookie with a floured fork in a crisscross design.
• Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown.

Yield:  4 dozen cookies / 24 servings
Serving Size:  2 cookies