Nuts about cookies

I've been losing weight gradually over the last few months (over 2stone in 7months!) and my palette has developed. I'm less attracted to sugary foods and get a kick out of spices and veggies. I've become a proper rabbit!

But I still need a fix from time to time. Here's my favourite recipe to quench my salt/sweet tooth cravings. 

Peanut Butter Cookies

(inspired by http://www.101cookbooks.com/archives/peanut-butter-cookies-recipe.html image from there)

125g spelt flour (or other wholewheat flour)

1 tsp baking power

225g peanut butter (go for a NAS one, I used smooth but you can use crunchy)

40g cacao nibs (sold in wholefood shops, if you can't find them, use roughly grated very dark chocolate)

170g agave syrup (again, available in wholefood shops and some super markets, replace with maple syrup if you can't find it)

1 tsp littlepod vanilla essence

Preheat oven to 350F degrees. Place racks in the top third.

In a medium mixing bowl combine the flour, baking soda, and salt. in a separate larger bowl combine the peanut butter, maple syrup, olive oil, and vanilla. Stir until combined. Pour the flour mixture over the peanut butter mixture and stir until barely combined - still a bit dusty looking. Let sit for five minutes, give one more quick stir, just a stroke or two. Now drop by heaping tablespoonfuls onto parchment-lined baking sheets. Press down on each one gently with the back of a fork. It's a loose batter, so if you're set on doing criss-crosses, go ahead and chill the batter for an hour or so before this step. Bake for 10, maybe 11 minutes - but don't over bake or they will be dry. Let cool five minutes and transfer to a cooling rack.