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Home » Treats and Desserts » Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies

Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies

Published May 4, 2019 · Last updated Jul 15, 2021 · By Anna · 10 Comments

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These flourless peanut butter cookies are naturally gluten free, grain free - and absolutely amazing! Squishy, soft, peanutty perfection. And with just 4 ingredients, they couldn't be easier to make.

gluten free, grain free, flourless peanut butter cookie recipe

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You want to know my favorite thing about these cookies?

It's not the fact that they're gluten free and grain free. Or the fact that it only takes FOUR ingredients to make them. It's not even the fact that it's virtually impossible to screw them up. (Seriously - peanut butter cookie perfection every time. Even if you over cook them and they get a little crispy, they're still amazing.)

gluten free peanut butter cookie dough

Here's what wows me about these cookies - they are SO. Dang. Fast. to make! There's no softening of butter or melting of coconut oil. No measuring 13 ingredients. If there's such a thing as instant gratification with hot homemade cookies, I think this is about as close as it gets.

It takes about 3 minutes to measure and mix up peanut butter, sugar, an egg, and the baking powder. Then just 7 minutes to bake them to soft, squishy perfection.

That means if your oven already happens to be preheated, you're just 10 minutes away from hot peanut butter cookies right now. (Seriously, go turn your oven to 350° - it'll be hot by the time you're done reading.)

flourless peanut butter cookies gluten free

Can you make these peanut butter cookies with crunchy peanut butter? Technically, yes. In my opinion, they just don't turn out quite the same - a little drier, and just not the acme of peanut butter cookie perfection.

That said, if you want absolutely perfect cookies with some peanutty crunch, the ideal way to make that happen is to follow the recipe, then add some additional chopped peanuts. A little more work. Totally worth it.

gluten free peanut butter cookies

Can you make these with honey instead of sugar? You betcha. Again, it's not quite the same. There's a little bit more of a chewy factor when using honey instead of granulated sugar. Using sugar gives a finer crumb, while maintaining the perfect level of squishiness.

That said, using honey instead of sugar still makes for a great cookie. (I've listed the substitution in the printable directions below.)

gluten free flourless peanut butter cookies

I hope your family enjoys these flourless peanut butter cookies as much as we do! We rarely make recipes that call for real sugar, but this is one of our favorite exceptions!

Happy baking!!

flourless peanut butter cookies

Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies

These flourless peanut butter cookies are soft, peanutty, and perfect in every way - and they're naturally gluten free!
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Ingredients

  • 1 cup peanut butter
  • 3/4 cup organic granulated sugar (or 2/3 c. honey)
  • 1 large egg
  • 3/4 tsp baking powder

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°
  • Mix all ingredients thoroughly.
  • Roll tablespoonfuls of dough into balls and place on ungreased cookie sheet. Use a fork to just slightly flatten each ball of dough.
  • Bake for 7 minutes, or until just barely turning golden brown.
  • Cool slightly, and remove from baking sheet. Store any cookies not eaten right away in an airtight container, to preserve softness.
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  1. Carrie says

    September 19, 2021 at 7:22 pm

    5 stars
    Delicious! Especially if you add some chocolate chips.

    Reply
    • Anna says

      September 19, 2021 at 11:19 pm

      Ooooh! Taking it to the next level!! 👏

      Reply
  2. Ronda Christian says

    August 01, 2021 at 8:15 pm

    5 stars
    ❤️ having to be gluten free so good.

    Reply
    • Anna says

      August 01, 2021 at 8:47 pm

      YAY! These are a real favorite of mine too. 😊 So glad you enjoyed them!!

      Reply
  3. Darlene Powell says

    January 26, 2021 at 8:41 am

    5 stars
    These cookies are very good, simply amazed how good they could taste without flour. I can't have gluten and this was a nice change I've tried other recipes gluten-free with the flour that are not very good these are amazing thank you.

    Reply
  4. Stephanie says

    December 08, 2020 at 7:32 pm

    Can these be frozen?

    Reply
  5. Janet says

    November 03, 2020 at 11:56 am

    Can these be made with the new sweetener that have come out? Pure cane is one of them. I used Stevia in a muffin recipe with good outcome.

    Reply
    • Anna says

      November 10, 2020 at 5:04 am

      Hi Janet! I haven't made this recipe with Purecane or other zero-calorie sweeteners, but my hunch is that it would work well. If you give it a try I hope you'll let us know how they come out!

      Reply
  6. Anna King says

    April 13, 2020 at 8:43 pm

    Hey!! I tried this recipe and used honey instead of sugar. My cookie dough was super runny. I added 4 tablespoons of coconut flour and the dough came out perfect! The cookies came out great! After trying them, I found they tasted a lot like honey so I melted some peanut butter and drizzled it on the cookies! They tasted so so good! Just thought I’d share what worked best for me 🙂

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    • Anna says

      April 14, 2020 at 12:01 am

      Oooooh, my goodness Anna. Those sound amazing. It's midnight here, so I'm forcing myself to not go recreate your version right this second, but it is DEFINITELY going on my must-try list!! Thank you so much for sharing!

      Reply

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