These Gluten Free Peanut Butter Cookies are flourless, dairy free and made all in one bowl! They only take 20 minutes from start to finish and they are absolutely delicious. A must try Christmas Cookie recipe!
It's almost time to make those Holiday cookies! These peanut butter cookies are great to make with the kiddos for Christmas. You gotta have a batch of peanut butter cookies in your Christmas cookies.
Do you have a dedicated Christmas cookie baking day? We do. I like to think of it as the day we destroy every square inch of my kitchen, haha! It's seriously so fun though, especially with the kiddos.
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Why You'll Love This Recipe:
- They are so yummy with deep flavors of brown sugar and peanut butter..the perfect match!
- You can mix the cookie dough in one bowl with no stand or hand mixer required.
- They bake in less than 15 minutes and are ready to eat in no time.
- I love peanut butter cookies in my Christmas cookie line up, and these are the easiest recipe out there.
- If you have friends or family with Celiac, this is a sweet they can actually eat.
Looking for more gluten free recipes? Try these..
Kale Pomegranate Salad-a great holiday salad
Ingredients:
Peanut Butter-The Star of the show and the base of this recipe. You want to use a brand like Jif or Skippy, not a natural peanut butter. The texture isn't the same in natural peanut butter as it is more oily. You could use chunky peanut butter instead of Creamy, but stick with the Jif or Skippy type of peanut butter.
Brown Sugar and Granulated Sugar- A mix is used in this recipe for texture and taste. I love the heavier amount of brown sugar for the caramel/molasses taste & color it brings in with the peanut butter flavor. YUM!
Baking Soda-Helps in rising & to create a soft cookie.
Egg- For texture, taste and to bind the cookie dough ingredients.
Vanilla and Salt-For Flavor.
Sea salt- Optional ingredient for topping the peanut butter cookies after baking.
Frequently Asked Questions about these Flourless Cookies:
Flourless cookies are made of nut butter, like peanut butter in this recipe in combination with sugar and egg. Some flourless cookies use oats to help bind the ingredients together as well.
They are soft with no crunch. The baking soda helps to keep them nice and soft.
I like to eat them within 4 days, but they will stay good for up to a week.
How to Make Gluten Free Peanut Butter Cookies:
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
Add the peanut butter into a large bowl.
Whisk together the granulated sugar, salt and baking soda. Pour into the peanut butter bowl. Add in brown sugar and vanilla.
Add the egg and mix with a spoon to combine.
Roll into small balls and place 12 cookies on each cookie sheet.
Optional: Use a fork to make a criss cross design over the top of cookie. To avoid sticking, dip the fork in a cup of water every two cookies.
Bake for 11 to 13 minutes. Mine cooked for 12 minutes and that was perfect. Pull them out and sprinkle with sea salt if desired. Allow them to cool for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
Note* These are a bit more delicate than cookies made with flour so be careful when transferring them.
Enjoy! They taste great with a mug full of milk.
Storage:
Allow to cool completely before storing in a sealed container or a gallon sized ziploc bag. Eat within 4 days for the freshest cookies, but they will stay good for a week.
Freezing the Dough:
If you are freezing the dough, use within 3 months. When baking, allow the dough to unthaw, then bake. You may need to add an additional minute or so of cook time. Make sure to keep an eye on them, so they don't burn.
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Gluten Free Peanut Butter Cookies
- Total Time: 18 minutes
- Yield: 24 cookies 1x
Description
These Gluten Free Peanut Butter Cookies are flourless, dairy free and made all in one bowl! They only take 20 minutes from start to finish and they are absolutely delicious. A must try Christmas Cookie recipe!
Ingredients
- 1 and ¼ cup creamy peanut butter (Use a brand like Jif or Skippy, not a natural peanut butter)
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ¾ cup brown sugar, packed
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 egg, at room temperature, whisked
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- Optional: ½ teaspoon of sea salt for topping cookies immediately after baking.
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
- Add the peanut butter into a large bowl.
- Whisk together the granulated sugar, salt and baking soda. Pour into the peanut butter bowl. Add in brown sugar & vanilla.
- Add the egg and mix with a spoon to combine.
- Roll into small balls and place 12 cookies on each cookie sheet.
- Optional: Use a fork to make a criss cross design over the top of cookie. To avoid sticking, dip the fork in a cup of water every two cookies.
- Bake for 11 to 13 minutes. Mine cooked for 12 minutes and that was perfect. Pull them out and sprinkle with sea salt if desired. Allow them to cool for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
- Enjoy! They taste great with a mug full of milk.
Notes
These are a bit more delicate than cookies made with flour so be careful when transferring them.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 13 minutes
- Category: cookies
- Method: bake
- Cuisine: american
Keywords: gluten free peanut butter cookies, dairy free peanut butter cookies, flourless peanut butter cookies, one bowl cookies, christmas cookie recipe
George
Finally a dessert that's gluten free & so easy to make!
★★★★★
Tara Smithson
Yay! Thanks so much for trying them!