These easy vegan Peanut Butter cookies require no flour, need just 6 ingredients, and are the Peanuttiest! Crispy on the outside and soft on the inside with a sprinkling of crunchy chopped peanuts on top. The best Gluten-free vegan flourless Peanut butter cookie
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 5 minutes
- Cook time: 11 minutes
- Total time: 46 minutes
- Yield: 8
- Category: Dessert, Snack
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup smooth peanut butter (Choose one without palm oil, if needed.)
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/8 teaspoon salt (, less or more based on salt content of peanut butter)
- 1 tbsp flaxseed meal mixed with 2 tablespoons water
- 1.5 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon crushed peanuts
- optional add ins: a few drops vanilla extract, or a sprinkle of cinnamon. Mix in the dough.
Method
- Scoop and measure the peanut butter and keep at room temperature for 15 mins or so that it’s easier to work with. You can also microwave it for a few seconds. Then add to a bowl.
- Add the rest of the ingredients and mix really well. (Use warmed maple syrup to make it easy to mix well). Chill in the refrigerator for 30 mins
- Use a cookie scoop to scoop the dough onto a parchment-lined baking sheet. (Make these into smaller cookies, as there isn’t any gluten to hold making them delicate if too large. I make mine about 1-1.5 tbsp size). Top with crushed peanuts.
- Preheat the oven to 340 F (170c) and bake for 10-11 mins. Once the cookies are golden, remove them from the oven.
- Let them cool on the sheet for 10 mins. Then transfer to a serving plate or storage container.
- These cookies are the best and crisp the day they are made. They will soften a bit the next day. you can reheat them in the oven to crisp them up!
Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note
Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.