Day Three of 12 Days of Vegan Christmas Cookies!
Hear ye! Hear ye! You guys asked and I delivered. The perfect cookie for the holidays that is gluten-free and vegan! These gluten-free vegan peanut butter chocolate chip cookies are stunning. Sweet and salty. 10 ingredients, no flour, anyone can make these cookies! You may want to make a double batch of these babies, cause you. will. not .be. able. to. stop. eating. them.
What You Need To Get This Party Started:
- A Flax Egg: I choose my egg replacer specific to every recipe I make, and for these cookies, flax meal mixed with water works best!
- Creamy Peanut Butter: For general eating purposes, I use a natural peanut butter. But when I am making cookies, I just use some good old fashioned Peter Pan or Jif.
- Cane Sugar and Brown Sugar: Of course.
- Baking Powder and Baking Soda: For rise and spread.
- Dark Chocolate Chips: I love Enjoy Life brand!
- Roasted, Salted Peanuts: For some crunchy, salty goodness.
- Vanilla: Adds a nice rich sweetness.
I think these gluten-free vegan peanut butter chocolate chip cookies may be the fan fave of all my holiday cookie boxes. They are consistently the ones that get eaten the fastest and everyone always asks for the recipe. Then they are super surprised by how incredibly easy they are and that they have no flour at all!
Why Should You Make This Peanut Butter and Chocolate Magic?
- Chocolate and peanut butter, duh.
- Gluten-free and plant-based!
- 10 ingredients.
- No flour, at all!
- Probably the most delicious cookies ever.
These cookies are based on a pretty classic recipe that I used to make as a kid. Peanut butter, sugar, egg and chocolate. So this is a jazzed up, veganized version of one of my childhood favorites. I promise it will be one of your favorites too! Love peanut butter cookies? Try my Vegan Peanut Butter Chocolate Potato Chip Cookies!
These flourless peanut butter chocolate chip cookies are super simple and mega delicious!
- 2 Tablespoons Flax meal
- 3 Tablespoons Water
- 1 Cup Creamy peanut butter
- 1/2 Cup Brown sugar
- 1/2 Cup Organic cane sugar
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla
- 1 teaspoon Baking powder
- 1 teaspoon Baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt
- 1/2 Cup Vegan chocolate chips, I used Enjoy Life
- 1/3 Cup Roasted salted peanuts, chopped
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees(F).
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Now, in a small bowl, make a flax egg by whisking together the flax meal and water. Let it sit for 2-3 minutes to thicken.
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Next, in a large mixing bowl, add the peanut butter, brown sugar and cane sugar. Using a hand mixer, or stand mixer, beat together until fully combined.
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Then, add the flax egg you made, vanilla, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Continue to mix until everything is incorporated.
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Pour in the chocolate chips and peanuts. Then fold them in with a large spoon or spatula.
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Taking about 1 tablespoon of dough at a time, roll the dough into balls and place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or sprayed with non-stick spray. Place each cookie about 2 inches apart from the others. You will probably need to do 2 batches.
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Bake the cookies for 10-12 minutes. Let cool completely before eating.
I did not make this recipe simply because it requires 1 cup of sugars, and no substitute flour is included? So these are basically just sugar, peanut butter chocolate balls? The image used is clearly a ‘flour’ based cookie and I see no evidence of flax meal which typically has a dark brown grainular look. Im sorry but I have lost faith in your recipe.
Having been there for the process, I assure you that no flour was used for the cookies pictured. Lauren has a degree in Baking and Pastry, I promise she knows what she’s doing! They are delicious!
Hi there, I promise this recipe works just as written. There is absolutely no flour in them at all. It would be great if you tried them before judging. I think even Martha Stewart has a similar recipe. I used golden flax meal, so you can not see any dark granules because the golden flax is lighter than the peanut butter. I take a lot of pride in my recipe testing and writing. Also like my blog manager mentioned, I do in fact have a baking and pastry degree. What you said is incredibly hurtful. I work day and night on this blog and I’m an actual person. Plus these cookies are amazing.
I tried these today and I assure you they work. Two enthusiastic thumbs up, fine holiday fun! (Kudos to anyone who can identify the movie that quote is from!). Just trying to spread some cheer amid these hurtful accusations.
Like I said, they work! Wish I had taken the make two batches advice!
Thank you, Krystal!
So freaking amazing! I loved these cookies so much!
I literally couldn’t stop eating these cookies!
Turned out great and so simple! I will make these regularly. Yum!
Just made and ate two of these, they look exactly as pictured and taste amazing. Thank you for this recipe!!
So easy and they turned out perfect!
So let’s start with I am so not a baker. These seemed fool proof and they really were.. I do not own a mixer so hand mixing was a chore and I believe probably changed the texture of the cookie. That being said they were still very good and I would definitely make them again, after I purchase a mixer. They did need to seem to bake longer than stated time, but no big deal.
These are the best peanut butter cookie I’ve ever eaten!
Hello! Was wondering how the consistency would change if I replaced the peanut butter with cashew butter?
As a baker who continually messes up, this recipe was simple enough for me to not go wrong. So easy, so delicious. I did think I did something wrong when I placed them in the oven and realized I did not use flour. I had a big fuckkkk moment. Then re-read the recipe and calmed down. 😂
I didn’t have peanuts so used some cashews … and added some vegan marshmellows – but they were delicious!! Another R&W recipe that I love!
I made these this evening – so simple and absolutely delicious.
Hi! I just stumbled across your website while searching for a recipe for v/gf peanut butter chocolate chip cookies. These look amazing and I can’t wait to make them! A question first, though. I currently only have chunky peanut butter and refuse to go anywhere near a grocery store days before Christmas. How should I adapt the recipe if I’m using chunky peanut butter? Do I use more and eliminate the additional roasted peanuts? Help!! Thanks!!
I think you can go ahead and use the chunky peanut butter! I would just omit the peanuts just like you said! Should work about the same.
So good. And my partner, who is one of those annoying people who thinks vegan/gluten free is going to taste gross has no idea what recipe I used and is eating them sooo that shows a lot ! Thanks for the recipe.
Oh my gosh were these delicious! Even my non-vegan friends liked them and couldn’t get enough. I will make these again for sure. It’ worth mentioning that I avoid sugar like the plague, but one has to live it up once in a while! So I know these are not the most healthy, but……..they are healthier than than their glutenous flour counterparts. So yea, these are a keeper!
Mine somehow came out with a crunchy, sandy texture, like the cane sugar didn’t dissolve. I used crunchy pb, maybe there was something off about my ingredients. However, they’re still rich and delicious. Thank you for the cool recipe, these were very easy to make.
Hi, do you think these would ship well?