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Gluten Free Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe
These gluten free peanut butter cookies are soft, chewy, and utterly delicious. They are a flourless peanut butter cookie recipe made with only six ingredients. You won't find a better peanut butter cookie around!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 18 cookies
Calories: 119 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
North American
Ingredients
- 1 cup salted natural peanut butter (see notes)
- ⅓ cup brown sugar packed
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 large egg
- Optional: ⅓ cup EACH: chopped peanuts and chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
- Place the peanut butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar in a large bowl. Use electric beaters to mix them together.
- Add the vanilla, baking soda, and egg and beat until the dough comes together. Do not overmix. If using, stir in the peanuts and chocolate chips.
- Use a medium cookie scoop (1 1/2 tablespoons) to portion out 18 balls. Divide them between two cookie sheets then press them down gently with your hand.
- Bake the cookies for 10-12 minutes, or until the bottoms just start to brown. Let them cook for 10 minutes on the cook sheets before moving them to a cooling rack to cool completely.
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Notes
- If you don't have salted peanut butter, add ¼ teaspoon of salt.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1 cookie
Calories
119kcal
(6%)
Carbohydrates
11g
(4%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
7g
(11%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
4g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
10mg
(3%)
Sodium
132mg
(6%)
Potassium
103mg
(3%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
9g
(18%)
Vitamin A
15IU
(0%)
Calcium
11mg
(1%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 18cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 119
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 cookie | |
| Calories | 119kcal | 6% |
| Carbohydrates | 11g | 4% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 7g | 11% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 10mg | 3% |
| Sodium | 132mg | 6% |
| Potassium | 103mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 9g | 18% |
| Vitamin A | 15IU | 0% |
| Calcium | 11mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.