Flax Meal Cookies

Flax Meal Cookies (gluten free)

Ingredients
1 cup flax meal
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup dark brown sugar
1 or 2 eggs
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla

Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 F
Mix the ingredients
Line a cookie tray with parchment paper
Drop batter onto lined tray with a #40 disher (makes 1 doz)
Bake for 10-12 minutes until edges begin to brown
Allow to cool before removing from tray

Theory of the Dish
I was trying to find some use for Flax Meal. Most sources say it can substituted for oil 3 to 1. That is not very helpful. Flax meal may be the nutritional equivalent of oil but it is not the culinary equivalent of oil. In thinking of something to compare it to I thought about peanuts and of my simple peanut butter cookies. This was my attempt to substitute flax meal for the peanut butter in that recipe.
With just one egg the batter is very stiff and the cookies need to be flattened. The result is like oatmeal cookies. With two eggs the cookies really spread out and are very thin and chewy, like caramal with nuts.

Quick and Easy Peanut Butter Cookies

Wheat-Free Peanut Butter cookies at that.
1 Cup Peanut Butter
1 Cup Sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla

Preheat oven to 400deg
Mix ingredients and form into walnut sized balls. (I actually bought the #40 serving scoop for proper portioning. and this recipe makes 14 cookies.) Smoosh the balls flat with the characteristic crossed fork tine pattern.

Bake for 12-15 minutes until the edges begin to brown.

Makes 15.