Gluten-Free Peanut Butter Kiss Cookies Recipe | Taste of Home

Name: Gluten-Free Peanut Butter Kiss Cookies Recipe | Taste of Home
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 0.25 cup butter-flavored shortening; 1 /4 cups packed brown sugar; 0.75 cup creamy peanut butter; 1 egg; 0.25 cup unsweetened applesauce; 3 teaspoons vanilla extract; 1 cup white rice flour; 0.5 cup potato starch; 0.25 cup tapioca flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 0.75 teaspoon baking soda; 0.25 teaspoon salt; 48 milk chocolate kisses (unwrapped)

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Why some badges are missing

Not vegan: butter-flavored shortening → try dairy-free butter
Not gluten-free: baking powder
Not dairy-free: butter-flavored shortening → try dairy-free butter
Not egg-free: egg → try ground flaxseed and water (1 tbsp ground flaxseed + 3 tbsp water per egg, rested 5 min)
Not nut-free: creamy peanut butter → try sunflower seed butter
Not low-FODMAP: baking powder
Not low-histamine: creamy peanut butter
Not low-GI / diabetic-friendly: /4 cups packed brown sugar → try granulated sweetener (such as erythritol)
Not kidney-friendly: creamy peanut butter

Based on listed ingredients — always check labels for allergies.

About this recipe

These soft, chewy gluten-free biscuits combine peanut butter with rice flour and potato starch, traditionally topped with a chocolate kiss. Perfect for afternoon tea or as a sweet treat any time of…

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0.25 cup butter-flavored shortening
1 /4 cups packed brown sugar
0.75 cup creamy peanut butter
1 egg
0.25 cup unsweetened applesauce
3 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup white rice flour
0.5 cup potato starch
0.25 cup tapioca flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
0.75 teaspoon baking soda
0.25 teaspoon salt
48 milk chocolate kisses — unwrapped

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In a large bowl, beat shortening, brown sugar and peanut butter until
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blended. Beat in egg, applesauce and vanilla (mixture will appear
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curdled). In another bowl, whisk rice flour, potato starch, tapioca
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flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into
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creamed mixture. Refrigerate, covered, .
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Preheat oven to 375°. Shape dough into forty-eight 1-in. balls;
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place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake 9- or
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until slightly cracked. Immediately press a chocolate kiss into
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2 of 2
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Gluten-Free Peanut Butter Kiss Cookies
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(continued)
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Directions (continued)
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center of each cookie. Cool on pans . Remove to wire racks
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to cool. Yield: 4 dozen.
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Nutritional Facts:
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1 cookie equals 98 calories, 5 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 5 mg cholesterol, 67 mg sodium, 13 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 2 g protein.
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Diabetic Exchanges:
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1 starch, 1 fat.

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