Ingredients

  • 6 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/2 cup peanut butter
  • 2 cups whole wheat flour, plus
  • 2 tablespoons whole wheat flour
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 teaspoons stevia powder
  • 2 teaspoons butterscotch flavoring
  • 1 3/4 cups flaked coconut

Method

  • Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • In a medium mixing bowl beat together oil, peanut butter, eggs, vanilla extract, and butterscotch flavoring.
  • Stir in water.
  • Sift flour, stevia, and baking powder together.
  • Mix half of the dry ingredients into the peanut butter mixture.
  • Stir in the rest of the dry ingredients.
  • Briefly chop coconut in a blender, if the pieces are large.
  • Fold into cookie dough- mixture will be stiff.
  • Drop by rounded teaspoons onto ungreased cookie sheets.
  • Flatten with a fork in an "X" pattern.
  • Bake 9-10 minutes or until golden.
  • Leave cookies on baking sheet 2 minutes to cool and remove to racks to finish cooling.
  • Store in an airtight container.