Easy-peasy peanut butter cookies and rice crispie bars…and they’re gluten-free, too!

Quick recipes that are gluten-free are always a challenge, so here are my two favourites:

Peanut Butter Cookies

Ingredients

  • 1 jar of crunchy peanut butter (454g)
  • 2 eggs
  • 400g caster sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • Chocolate chips (optional)

Method

    • Pre-heat oven to Gas Mark 4/180 non-fan/160 fan
    • Mix everything together and roll in to 12 balls
    • Place balls on a baking sheet, lined with greased baking paper and cook for 15 to 20 mins dependent on whether you like your cookies soft or crispy
    • Yes, really…that’s it!!

Chocolate Crispy Squares (courtesy of BBC Food)

Ingredients

  • 5 Mars Bars chopped up
  • 150g/5ozs unsalted butter (plus a bit extra for greasing the baking tin)
  • 100g/3 1/2 ozs of rice crispies
  • 75g/3 ozs Plain or milk chocolate

Method

  • Grease a 20cm/8in square deep sided tin with a little usalted butter
  • Place a heatproof bowl over a pan of simmering water and add the butter and mars bars
  • stir until completely melted and smooth

Remove from the heat and stir in the rice crispies until completely covered

  • Place in the tin and push down to ensure it is in the corners
  • Add the remaining chocolate the to the bowl, and when melted spread over the top
  • Set aside to cool and harden, preferably in the fridge overnight
  • Cut in to squares and keep in an airtight tin
  • Offer to guests and pretend it was MUCH more complicated than that