Get the recipe for the most amazing healthy flourless peanut butter cookies. These cookies are as good or better than classic peanut butter cookies!
You’ll love these easy, low calorie peanut butter cookies that are naturally gluten free.
I’m always looking for ways to cure my sweet tooth, without tipping the scale. These flourless peanut Butter cookies are naturally low calorie – about half of a traditional peanut butter cookie.
That means they make an incredible snack without all the guilt.
I’ve been creating “skinny” versions of my favorite dessert recipes for years, with great success! These cookies are no exception.
Healthy Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies
They’re such a great fix for a last minute craving or sweet tooth. They are perfectly tender with a little chew.
Why You’ll Love It
Ingredients and Substitutions
- Peanut Butter – Creamy or crunchy, your choice. For best results, don’t use natural peanut butter.
- White Granulated Sugar – If you really want to reduce the calories, you can even use a little less than indicated in the recipe card.
- Egg – the glue that holds it all together.
- Salt – salt brings out the flavors of all the ingredients in these cookies, making them the ultimate sweet and salty treat!
- Vanilla – I like to use homemade vanilla, but any will do!
- Baking Soda – the leavening agent that makes them rise.
Variations
- Add chocolate chips
- Add nuts
How to Make
- Prep – Heat oven and prep cookie sheets with parchment or silpat.
- Make Cookie Dough – Combine sugar, peanut butter, salt, baking soda and vanilla until smooth. Add egg until just combined.
- Roll into Balls – Use a dough scoop or roll into balls and bake as directed.
Tips
- I use a cookie scoop to achieve a perfect portion.
- Always bake cookies in a pre-heated oven.
- Bake the cookies on a parchment lined baking sheet. They will stick if you bake them directly on the sheet and it also makes clean up a breeze.
Frequently Asked Questions
Baking soda helps keep them soft and chewy without adding flour. It gives them just enough rise that they still have that perfect chewy texture you crave!
Most brands of peanut butter are gluten free! With that said, it’s so important to check the label on any peanut butter you pick up, especially if you’re living with a gluten sensitivity or allergy.
Some brands are also processed in facilities that process wheat, so there could always be risk of contamination. Carefully choose your peanut butter brand if this is an issue for you!
How to Store
- Room Temperature – Store cookies in a sealed container at room temperature up to five days.
- Freeze – They will freeze well for up to three months. Simply thaw them out before serving.
Healthy Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 1 cup white granulated sugar
- 1 egg large
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Line baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats to prevent sticking.
- Combine sugar, peanut butter and egg. Add salt, vanilla and baking soda.
- Roll into balls and bake 11 minutes.
Tips
Tips and Variations
- Add chocolate chips
- Add nuts
- I use a cookie scoop to achieve a perfect portion.
- Bake the cookies on a parchment lined baking sheet. They will stick if you bake them directly on the sheet and it also makes clean up a breeze.
- Store cookies in a sealed container at room temperature up to five days.
- Freeze them! They will freeze well for up to three months. Simply thaw them out before serving.
Estimated nutrition information is provided as a courtesy and is not guaranteed.
you just made me want to make these and eat them all before they even have time to cool. yes, it’s midnight. i should probably wait until tomorrow. 🙂
beautiful cookies and images, julie!
I love all things peanut butter! These look really yummy.
Thanks for posting this! Did these come out soft/chewy or crispy?
Day 1, chewy w/ a hint of crisp. Our whole family couldn’t get enough of them!
Mmm, I make PB cookies super similar to this. So delicious and so easy! Yours look awesome.
Mmmmm these sounds good and–more importanlty– easy!