Best Ever Sun Butter Cookies

Little pillows of deliciousness and the perfect combination of sweet and salty richness!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 12

Total Time 22

Servings cookies

Calories 66

Author Kim

1/4 cup creamy sun butter can use natural and can use other nut/seed butters too
2 tablespoons unsalted butter room temperature (can use Earth Balance)
1/2 cup brown or coconut sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
3/4 cup whole wheat pastry flour spelt or all-purpose flour (spoon in cup)
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
2 tablespoons granulated sugar for coating

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. and prepare 2 baking sheets with parchment paper, Silpat mat or cooking spray.
Use an electric mixer to cream sun butter and butter in a mixing bowl until smooth. Add brown (or coconut) sugar; beat until combined. Add egg and vanilla, and continue beating until creamy.
Fluff or sift flour and then spoon into measure cup. If you use your measuring cup to scoop out flour, you will end up with too much flour.
Add flour and baking powder to mixing bowl and beat on low speed until combined.
Place granulated sugar in a shallow bowl. Roll small spoonfuls of cookie dough into balls, rolling each ball between your hands. Roll balls in sugar to coat them completely.
Place cookie balls 2 inches apart on a prepared baking sheet. Bake until cookies begin to puff up slightly, 11-12 minutes, until cookies just brown around the edges and crackle on top. Remove from oven and let the cookies cool at least 10 minutes on baking sheet before transferring cookies to rack to cool completely.

Make sure you are using baking powder - baking soda has a chemical reaction with sun butter that makes the cookies green.