She Don't Use Jelly

I woke up this morning with a bulbous callous on my finger. That's my rock star callous. You know, 'cuz I can play "I Love Rock n' Roll" AND "Day Tripper" on my American Freedom guitar. Like I said: Rock Star. I never wanted to be a rock-star when I was a little one. I wanted to dance with the rock stars. I always danced around my living room to The Beatles pretending I was one of their back-up dancers. They didn't have back-up dancers you say? That's because they never got the chance to see my dance to "Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da." It is a lyrical synthesis of fluttering jumps and a lot of stomp stomp stomp. It would have blown their minds.

But, alas, I was never discovered by The Beatles. I am doing research in Pennsylvania, instead of rocking out in Los Angeles. But don't get me wrong. We have made transformed our house into a high-rise apartment. A high-rise apartment with people who play guitar and paint and drink wine and make steak dinners and bake peanut butter cookies. When I woke up this morning, the floor was littered with our guitars. An empty bottle of wine next to my house-mate's copy of Survivor on the coffee table. If I close my eyes, I can imagine the local traffic bustling twelve stories down (rather than our humble 2 stories). I have never felt so at home in Pennsylvania. I am surrounded by people who love to create. People who love to read. People who love to write. People who love to laugh. And of course, people who love to eat cookies.

Must I wax on about peanut butter cookies? They are peanut-buttery bundles of tasty. You know this. And these are all kinds of simple. I mean, 4-ingredient simple. And this recipe contains no flour. A bonus for you gluten-free lovers out there. Caution: You will need a drink within reach when you enjoy these cookies. My partner preferred milk. My housemate preferred wine straight from the bottle. Your choice.

Gluten Free PB Cookies

Adapted from my brain

Makes about 20 cookies

1 cup of your favorite peanut butter

3/4 cup white sugar

1 tsp baking powder

1 large egg

Set your oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment (or if your lazy, like me, skip this step).

In your favorite mixing bowl, throw in the peanut butter and sugar. Blend together by hand, no electricity necessary. Mix in the baking powder and egg until well incorporated.

Roll about a tablespoon worth into a ball. Plop onto sheet. Repeat with the rest of your dough (it may be slightly crumbly, don't be alarmed. Just keep rollin'. The heat from your hand will help it bind together).

Here is where you can get creative. You can mark them with the good ol' fashioned tine marks. You can stick a hunk of chocolate in them. I marked some of mine with a thumb print of strawberry jam. Highly recommended. Just make sure you press them down a bit, as they don't flatten much in the oven.

Bake for 10 minutes. Let them rest for about 5 minutes on your baking sheet, and then cool them on a baking rack. Eat while learning "I Love Rock n' Roll" with your house mate.

P.S.: This photo is not mine, as my camera is currently dead. I took this photo from Google images. I know. Shame on me. The photos are the best part of food blogs. I promise I will post photos once I find my camera charger.