Arkansas Travelers Peanut Butter Cookies
Gluten Free Version
This recipe for gluten-free Arkansas Travelers Peanut Butter Cookies was inspired by a few different things. The first time I discovered this recipe (in its original form) was in my grandmother’s very old recipe scrap book. It was a newspaper clipping that was pasted into her book. I would imagine the recipe came from a local that was originally from Arkansas, but it had no author and no other information. Below is the photo of the original recipe:
Sometimes I cringe when I see an old recipe with SO much sugar and flour, so I was on a mission to create a healthier version and also had inspiration to create a gluten-free version when I met a mother on a recent shopping trip who was inquiring about my food blog. She had two sons, one with a dairy intolerance and another with a gluten intolerance. Although most of my recipes are dairy-free, I realized I didn’t have a lot to offer when it comes to gluten free, so this recipe is dedicated to her…and one other person: My brother-in-law, Kraig.
It’s Kraig’s birthday today, (HAPPY BIRTHDAY KRAIG! 🥳) and he loves baseball and especially the Arkansas Travelers, since he is from Little Rock, AR. It’s also an appropriate time to debut these cookies (named after the MiLB baseball team) because the opening game is April 11th, just a few weeks away. PLAY BALL! …and try my gluten-free and lower sugar version. Makes 2 dozen cookies.
Let’s begin!
Ingredients:
How to make Arkansas Traveler peanut butter cookies
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 365℉ / 185℃ and line a baking sheet with parchment paper (or you can lightly grease the pan)