Flourless peanut butter cookies

1 cup peanut butter

½ cup brown sugar

½ cup granulated sugar

1 egg

1 tsp vanilla

1 tsp baking soda

Mix all ingredients together until combined. Add chocolate chips if desired. Scoop into balls, roughly 16 cookies, and bake on parchment paper at 350 for 6-8 minutes or until they smell done and are slightly browned. They will flatten a little when resting. Let cool on the pan for a few minutes before transferring to a cooling rack. They are soft and fall apart easily. Freeze well when cooled. 

Marianne's Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Pie

1 chocolate wafer crust

8 oz cream cheese, softened

¾ cup peanut butter

1 cup powdered sugar

2 Tbs milk

1 tsp vanilla

1 cup whipping cream

2 Tbs powdered sugar

1 cup mini chocolate chips, divided

Beat cream cheese and peanut butter until smooth.  Add 1 cup powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla, beat.

In separate bowl, beat whipping cream and powdered sugar until soft peaks.  Fold one third of cream into peanut butter mixture.  Fold remaining whipped cream and 3/4 c mini chocolate chips. Spread into chocolate crust. Sprinkle with remaining ¼ cup mini chocolate chips. Cover and chill 2 hours.

Protein Energy Balls

1/2 c Creamy Peanut Butter
1/3 c Honey
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
1 c Old Fashioned Oats
2/3 c Sweetened shredded coconut, toasted and cooled
1/2 c Ground Golden Flaxseed Meal
1/2 c Chocolate Chips
1 Tbs Chia Seeds
In a mixing bowl, stir together peanut butter, honey and vanilla extract.  Add remaining ingredients and stir until evenly coated.  Transfer mixture to refrigerator or freezer and chill until set.  Remove from refrigerator and shape into 1 inch balls.  Store in refrigerator in an airtight container.