Peanut Butter Reishi Cookies

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Cookies! Now! Do you have a hankering for a baked good but can’t be bothered to break out your Kitchen Aid? This recipe comes together quickly and easily, no mixer required. 

I really do love cookies. However, I don’t really like how I feel when I eat the standard cookie that is made with mostly refined flour and sugar. I developed this cookie to be comprised of minimally processed ingredients that are, mostly, pantry staples. 

The one, more oddball ingredient is reishi. Reishi is known as the longevity mushroom and I like adding it to things when I feel that I need an immune system boost. The flavor is slightly bitter but you won’t be able to taste it when it is mixed into the earthy peanut butter and rich chocolate.

Ingredients

• 1 c peanut butter
  
• ⅔ c coconut sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 ½ Tbsp vanilla
• 2 tsp reishi powder 
• ⅛ tsp sea salt
• ½ c chopped unsweetened chocolate
• Finishing salt

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
2. In a medium bowl beat all ingredients together except for the chocolate, by hand.
3. Once combined fold in chocolate.
4. Scoop onto a baking sheet and top with finishing salt. 
5. Bake for 15-17 min until the outsides start to crisp and the cookies smell fragrant. 

Yields: 14-15 cookies