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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

A Street Party named Desire and peanut butter cookies (gluten free, too!)

Peanut Butter Cookies …

..and one hell of a street party. Named Desire? maybe not, just having a Marlon Brando moment. On to the Royal Wedding..

I am very lucky with my neighbours, not only are they polite, don’t make too much noise, are always willing to help out, but most important of all…they love a good party! The Royal wedding was the perfect excuse to have a street party. It wasn’t actually in the street, it was in our generous neighbour Paul’s garden and he beenvolently looked on whilst we put up marquees, bunting (isn’t that a great word?) and organised egg and spoon races.

We also used a new BBQ company run by Stephen Heyes  (www.royalqpitcrew.com) who conjured up some of the most amazing BBQ food I’ve ever tasted. if you just wanted bangers and burgers thsi sin’t for you, if you want pork and chicken that’s been gently smoked for hours and hours, so that it’s  incredibly tender and flavoursome, then check them out. To complement Steve’s food, there had been an amazing team effort to provide dips (we love Rachel’s avocado dip and the 7-layer dip went down well, see other recipes) fantastic salads,( yes Joe your aubergine salad is now legendary) and a beautiful array of puddings. As part of the pudding contribution, which included cupcakes and Sherri’s white chocolate cookies, I also made peanut butter cookies, recipe courtesy of Ellie. These were snapped up very early and were honestly the easiest cookies I have ever made, plus they have no flour in them which makes them gluten-free! This is all you need:

To make 24 cookies: 1 large jar of crunchy peanut butter (454g), 2 cups or 450g/1lb of any sort of sugar, 2 eggs and 2 teaspoons of vanilla essence. You can add chocolate chips  or anything else you fancy.

Method: Pre-heat oven to Gas Mark 4, 180 C/160 fan. Mix it all together, place 24 spoonfuls, well spaced out on 2 baking sheets.

Place in the oven for approximately 15  minutes or until they are golden brown

We were very lucky with the weather, but some people came prepared anyway…

It was an amazing day, and yes, we partied until we dropped thanks to the fabulous 80’s disco. All we need now is another excuse….