Skip the flour, because you will want to devour these Gluten Free Peanut Butter Cookies! These thick, chewy flourless Peanut Butter Cookies stack up to classic Peanut Butter Cookies and made with staple ingredients in minutes!
Why You’ll Love Them
Gluten Free – They’re naturally gluten free, but you’ll never miss the flour. They stack up to traditional peanut butter cookies without all the calories.
Low Calorie – These cookies are just 80 calories each! However, this recipe is so incredible, you may have a difficult time stopping at just one.
Made with Staple Ingredients – These cookies are perfect to whip up for a quick fix!
Ingredients and Substitutions
- Peanut Butter – Creamy or crunchy, your choice. For best results, avoid natural peanut butter.
- White Granulated Sugar – Sugar sweetens the cookies while adding air, giving them a little rise.
- Egg – Egg binds the cookies.
- Salt – Salt brings out the flavors of all the ingredients in these cookies. Take them over the top by adding thick flakes of sea salt on top just before baking.
- Vanilla – Homemade vanilla or pure vanilla extract adds a hint of flavor.
- Baking Soda – Baking soda is the leavening agent to give them rise – and incredible texture, without flour!
Gluten Free Peanut Butter Cookie Notes
Baking soda in flourless cookies gives them a soft, chew texture, without adding flour, while also helping them rise.
Most peanut butter is gluten free, however, some are made in facilities that may contain gluten, as indicated on the label.
Variations
- Flourless Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies – Fold in chocolate chips.
- Flourless Peanut Butter Nut Cookies – Fold in chopped nuts just before making dough balls.
Tips from My Test Kitchen
A cookie dough scoop is mess-free, creates consistent cookie size which makes them picture perfect and helps them bake evenly.
To prevent cookies from over-baking, resulting in a dry, crumbly texture, 1 minute after removing from the oven, transfer cookies to a wire cooling rack. This prevents them from continuing to bake on the hot cookie sheet.
Peanut Butter Desserts
Gluten Free Peanut Butter Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup peanut butter do not use natural peanut butter
- 1 cup white granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350℉. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.
- In a medium mixing bowl or stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, add sugar and peanut butter and beat on medium speed 3 minutes until light and fluffy.Add egg, vanilla, baking soda and salt on medium-low speed until just combined, scraping down the sides with a rubber spatula as needed.1 cup peanut butter, 1 cup white granulated sugar, 1 large egg, ¼ teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 1 teaspoon baking soda
- Using a medium cookie dough scoop or a spoon, roll into 1" balls and space on cookie sheet. Bake in the center of pre-heated oven 11 minutes, or until slightly golden on the edges and just set. Remove from oven and allow to cool 1 minute. Using a rubber spatula, transfer cookies to a wire cooling rack.
Julie’s Tips
Substitutions
Use creamy or crunchy peanut butter, your preference.Variations
- Add up to 1/2 cup chocolate chips
- Add up to 1/2 cup chopped nuts
Storage Notes
- Store cooled cookies in an airtight container at room temperature up to five days or freeze up to 3 months. Bring to room temperature or warm to enjoy.
Estimated nutrition information is provided as a courtesy and is not guaranteed.
Can you use maple syrup as a substitute for the sugar? I’ve seen conversions of 1 cup sugar to 3/4 cup maple syrup however I’m not sure if this recipe would have too much liquid and not firm up enough while baking.
I haven’t tested it. You can find my full list of baking substitutions here.
My hubby loves these and they are easy to make!
Super cookie! My hubby loves peanut butter and said these are fantastic!!!!
Yay! Thanks for sharing, Carol! You’ll have to try these Flourless Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies too!
so good i forgot they were healthy!
Made these yesterday and they are delicious! Thanks!
Thanks for sharing, Brooke! I whip these up all the time…I love the salty and sweet combo. I hope you had a great weekend!