Easy Gluten Free Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies
These peanut butter cookies are peanut-buttery, chewy, and super easy to make! They might even change your mind about gluten-free treats!
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 16 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
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- 1 Tablespoon coconut oil, melted
- ½ cup creamy peanut butter
- 2 large eggs
- ¾ cup brown sugar ((light or dark))
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup coconut flour ((maybe 1-2 TBSP more, depending on brand))
- 1 TBSP granulated sugar ((optional for decor))
Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 350°F.
- 2
Mix coconut oil and peanut butter.In a medium bowl*, combine melted coconut oil and peanut butter and mix with a rubber spatula until well incorporated.* Use a glass bowl so that you can easily melt the coconut oil in the microwave!*
- 3
Add the remaining ingredients EXCEPT coconut flour. Add eggs, sugar, vanilla, baking soda, and salt to the bowl. Mix until everything is homogenous.
- 4
Add coconut flour.Mix in the coconut flour until no more dry coconut flour is visible. *Dough should be a semi-soft cookie dough consistency.*
- 5
Divide and shape dough.Using a cookie scoop or tablespoon, portion the cookies and roll each one into a smooth ball. Place them 2 inches apart on parchment lined sheet pans. With the palm of your hand, gently flatten each cookie slight. Using the prongs of a fork, give each cookie a criss-cross indention for design.
- 6
Bake cookies.Bake the cookies for about 8-10 minutes until the cookies is slightly puffed and no longer looks wet. *Warm cookies will be quite soft.*Optional: Once the cookies are out of the oven, immediately sprinkle on some granulate sugar for decor.
- 7
Enjoy the cookies warm or store them for in an airtight container for the next day!