Dressing

Every once in a while, friends prove themselves to be more spectacular than the average human. My pseudo sister Cady is one such person. She not only has guided me through the nonsensical world of pre-medicine with grace and generosity, but she also is the person who taught my sheltered 9 year old self what "kicking it" means. Most recently, she brightened my week with a simple statement: she had a dresser for me. To fill in those who may not be familiar with my bedroom situation up until present, I moved in to my current home in november and have since been using a combination of a chair, a closet and a suitcase for housing my clothes (no comments, parents). Anyway, when Cady shared this news with me I was immensely grateful. She additionally offered her husband and his truck to transport aforementioned dresser to my humble lodgings. I almost cried. Instead of shedding tears, I embraced this moment as an opportunity to explore the world of gluten free baking. As it happens, Cady does not tolerate gluten well (or at all). Still, she and Joseph were bringing me a dresser and clearly needed to be compensated with cookies. And so I did this:

Gluten-less peanut butter cookies 
Adapted from the Internet

- 1 cup peanut butter (I used chunky but I doubt it matters)
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/2 tsp baking powder

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

The recipes I looked at advised against using a stand mixer, so I left the kitchenaid out this time and went the old fashioned route. Mix the sugar and peanut butter until smooth. Add the egg and baking powder. Mix until one cohesive dough. Shape the dough into little balls. Place balls on a baking sheet. Flatten slightly (I used my fingers but you can use a fork if you're fancy). Sprinkle the dough balls with more sugar (the other name for these cookies is "Sugar and Peanut Butter Cookies"). Bake for about 10 minutes (mine went a little longer because I started playing bubble mania and temporarily exited the real world. It turned out ok).
Cool the cookies on a rack. Hide them from your hungry boyfriend. Gift them to your lovely and amazing friend-sister. Don't wait a week to put your clothes in your new dresser.