5 from 24 votes
Vegan Peanut Butter Cookies
Vegan Peanut Butter Cookies made with melted coconut oil and applesauce produce soft, slightly chewy cookies without eggs or dairy. They include brown and granulated sugars, peanut butter, and chocolate chips for sweetness and texture. Baked briefly to just set in the center, these cookies firm as they cool, making a satisfying treat with familiar peanut butter flavor in a vegan format.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings:
14
cookies
Calories:
391 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- ¾ cup coconut oil melted
- 1 cup brown sugar tightly packed
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ cup applesauce unsweetened
- 2 ½ cups flour all purpose or gluten free 1 to 1 flour
- ½ cup peanut butter creamy all natural
- 1 tsp baking soda
- pinch salt sea salt
- 1 cup chocolate chips vegan
Instructions
- First, preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a baking pan with parchment paper.
- In a large mixing bowl, add melted coconut oil, brown sugar and white sugar. Stir to combine.
- Add vanilla extract and applesauce to the mixing bowl. Stir until combined.
- Next, add in flour, peanut butter, baking soda and sea salt. Stir until combined.
- Fold in chocolate chips.
- Use an ice cream scooper to scoop balls of dough onto lined pan. Space about 2 inches apart.
- Bake for 9 to 10 minutes or until cookies look just barely set in the middle.
- Remove pan from oven. If desired, lightly tap pan on countertop to help cookies spread slightly.
- Finally, allow cookies to cool on pan for 10 minutes. Then, carefully transfer to a wire rack.
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Notes
- Melt coconut oil before mixing to let it cool and mix evenly with other ingredients.
- Applesauce replaces eggs effectively, recommended over flax or chia egg substitutes for this recipe.
- Both all-purpose and gluten-free flour blends work similarly in the dough.
- Use creamy, all-natural peanut butter made from peanuts and salt only for best flavor and texture.
- Cookies may seem soft or underdone when removed but will firm up as they cool.
- Store at room temperature up to four days; these cookies freeze well for longer storage.
Nutrition Information
Calories
391kcal
(20%)
Carbohydrates
51g
(17%)
Protein
5g
(10%)
Fat
21g
(32%)
Saturated Fat
13g
(65%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
(6%)
Monounsaturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Sodium
123mg
(5%)
Potassium
104mg
(2%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
30g
(60%)
Vitamin A
3IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
0.1mg
(0%)
Calcium
38mg
(4%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 14 cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 391
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 391kcal | 20% |
| Carbohydrates | 51g | 17% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 21g | 32% |
| Saturated Fat | 13g | 65% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Sodium | 123mg | 5% |
| Potassium | 104mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 30g | 60% |
| Vitamin A | 3IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 0.1mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 38mg | 4% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.