Peanut Butter Cookies

Preheat oven to 350℉. Stir together in a medium-sized mixing bowl:

• 1 cup natural peanut butter
• ¼ cup unsweetened applesauce
• ½ Tbsp. baking powder
• ¼ tsp. vanilla powder or 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• ⅔ cup brown sugar
• ¼ tsp. salt
• ⅓ cup whole-wheat flour

Stir all ingredients together, adding flour last. Mix the flour in with your hands. Add additional flour if need so the dough will form smooth, firm balls. Using your hands, roll the dough into walnut-sized balls, and place on a non-stick cookie sheet. Flatten with a fork. Bake for 12 minutes. Let cool on pan.