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These flourless peanut butter cookies are naturally gluten free, grain free - and absolutely amazing! Squishy, soft, peanutty perfection. And with just 4 ingredients, they couldn't be easier to make.
PinYou want to know my favorite thing about these cookies?
It's not the fact that they're gluten free and grain free. Or the fact that it only takes FOUR ingredients to make them. It's not even the fact that it's virtually impossible to screw them up. (Seriously - peanut butter cookie perfection every time. Even if you over cook them and they get a little crispy, they're still amazing.)
PinHere's what wows me about these cookies - they are SO. Dang. Fast. to make! There's no softening of butter or melting of coconut oil. No measuring 13 ingredients. If there's such a thing as instant gratification with hot homemade cookies, I think this is about as close as it gets.
It takes about 3 minutes to measure and mix up peanut butter, sugar, an egg, and the baking powder. Then just 7 minutes to bake them to soft, squishy perfection.
That means if your oven already happens to be preheated, you're just 10 minutes away from hot peanut butter cookies right now. (Seriously, go turn your oven to 350° - it'll be hot by the time you're done reading.)
PinCan you make these peanut butter cookies with crunchy peanut butter? Technically, yes. In my opinion, they just don't turn out quite the same - a little drier, and just not the acme of peanut butter cookie perfection.
That said, if you want absolutely perfect cookies with some peanutty crunch, the ideal way to make that happen is to follow the recipe, then add some additional chopped peanuts. A little more work. Totally worth it.
PinCan you make these with honey instead of sugar? You betcha. Again, it's not quite the same. There's a little bit more of a chewy factor when using honey instead of granulated sugar. Using sugar gives a finer crumb, while maintaining the perfect level of squishiness.
That said, using honey instead of sugar still makes for a great cookie. (I've listed the substitution in the printable directions below.)
PinI hope your family enjoys these flourless peanut butter cookies as much as we do! We rarely make recipes that call for real sugar, but this is one of our favorite exceptions!
Happy baking!!
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Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies
These flourless peanut butter cookies are soft, peanutty, and perfect in every way - and they're naturally gluten free!
5 from 3 votes
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Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 7 minutes minutes
Total Time: 17 minutes minutes
Servings: 24
Calories: 91kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup peanut butter
- ¾ cup organic granulated sugar (or ⅔ c. honey)
- 1 large egg
- ¾ teaspoon baking powder
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350°
Mix all ingredients thoroughly.
Roll tablespoonfuls of dough into balls and place on ungreased cookie sheet. Use a fork to just slightly flatten each ball of dough.
Bake for 7 minutes, or until just barely turning golden brown.
Cool slightly, and remove from baking sheet. Store any cookies not eaten right away in an airtight container, to preserve softness.
Nutrition Facts
Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 91Calories from Fat 54
% Daily Value*
Fat 6g9%
Saturated Fat 1g5%
Trans Fat 0.001g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 3g
Cholesterol 8mg3%
Sodium 49mg2%
Potassium 76mg2%
Carbohydrates 9g3%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 7g8%
Protein 3g6%
Vitamin A 11IU0%
Calcium 12mg1%
Iron 0.2mg1%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Nutrition
Calories: 91kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.001g | Cholesterol: 8mg | Sodium: 49mg | Potassium: 76mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 11IU | Calcium: 12mg | Iron: 0.2mg
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Anna Chesley is a freelance writer living a homestead lifestyle, with a special love for family travel, old books, vintage skills, and seaside living. In addition to founding Salt In My Coffee, she runs the website, New England Family Life, as well as The 1800's Housewife, a website devoted to re-creating authentic 1800's recipes.
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Kathy Bixler says
Does anyone know the carb and calories on these. I want take these for my grand daughter who can't have gluten and is diabetic.
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Anna says
Hi Kathy! I just updated the printable recipe with full nutrition information--I hope this helps!
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Delaney says
These taste good, but I followed the recipe exactly and I can’t get then to cook! They’ve been in for 15 minutes at this point and are still raw most of the way through. Not sure what happened!
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Carrie says
Delicious! Especially if you add some chocolate chips.Reply
Anna says
Ooooh! Taking it to the next level!! 👏
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Ronda Christian says
❤️ having to be gluten free so good.Reply
Anna says
YAY! These are a real favorite of mine too. 😊 So glad you enjoyed them!!
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Darlene Powell says
These cookies are very good, simply amazed how good they could taste without flour. I can't have gluten and this was a nice change I've tried other recipes gluten-free with the flour that are not very good these are amazing thank you.Reply
Stephanie says
Can these be frozen?
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Janet says
Can these be made with the new sweetener that have come out? Pure cane is one of them. I used Stevia in a muffin recipe with good outcome.
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Anna says
Hi Janet! I haven't made this recipe with Purecane or other zero-calorie sweeteners, but my hunch is that it would work well. If you give it a try I hope you'll let us know how they come out!
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Anna King says
Hey!! I tried this recipe and used honey instead of sugar. My cookie dough was super runny. I added 4 tablespoons of coconut flour and the dough came out perfect! The cookies came out great! After trying them, I found they tasted a lot like honey so I melted some peanut butter and drizzled it on the cookies! They tasted so so good! Just thought I’d share what worked best for me 🙂
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Anna says
Oooooh, my goodness Anna. Those sound amazing. It's midnight here, so I'm forcing myself to not go recreate your version right this second, but it is DEFINITELY going on my must-try list!! Thank you so much for sharing!
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