4 Ingredient Gluten Free Soft Peanut Butter Cookies (V, GF): an easy recipe for deliciously super-soft, flourless peanut butter cookies made with just a few healthy ingredients. Vegan, Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Oil-Free.
Can you ever have too many peanut butter cookie recipes? <– What a silly question, right? Dare I even ask it? 😱
If you’ve been with me a while, then you know that peanut butter cookies are a big, big staple around here. Here are a few of my favorites (and yours too!): 3 ingredient no bake peanut butter oatmeal cookies, easy vegan peanut butter cookies (YUM), peanut butter banana breakfast cookies (yep, I said it), peanut butter chocolate chip oatmeal breakfast bars (basically cookies hehe).
The funny thing is, I had a kind of love/hate relationship with peanut butter growing up. I mean, it was no chocolate, ya know? Also, we weren’t the type of household that had jars of peanut butter in the pantry at any given time.
But when I did get a taste, my first thoughts were always as follows:
- What IS this?
- Why is my mouth so dry?
- Man, this is yummy!
- Can we add some/lotsa chocolate??
- What is this, really?
However, OF COURSE, anything but straight shots of peanut butter were always good. Meaning = peanut butter cups, peanut butter chocolate chip bites, chocolate peanut butter rice crispy treats. Especially peanut butter ice cream!!
I didn’t know then what I know now—straight shots/scoops of peanut butter are only for the peanut butter savvy. You’ve got to have a slower entrée into something with ingredients you’re familiar with before you go for the pure stuff!
But anyway, as I grew older, and, well, started this blog, I truly learned the deep pleasure of peanut butter–some of that can be credited to one of my favorite bloggers and friend, Sally, who’s a big pb lover. Point is, peanut butter is soooo filling, nutrient-rich, goes well with pretty much everything (pumpkin, oats, coconut, chocolate, fruits, you name it).
So, if you’ll now join me at any level of Peanut Butter Expertise (expert or beginner), we can ALL enjoy these amazing gluten free vegan soft peanut butter cookies. They’re sure to please even folks like ‘lil me, who regarded peanut butter with passion and a little vitriol and a whole lotta curiosity. 😉
These Gluten Free Soft Peanut Butter Cookies are one of my absolute faves. They’re super-soft (handle with care ;)), oh-so-decadent, sink-your-teeth in them GOOD, and bursting with sweet peanut butter YUM. Here’s a little more about them… They’re:
- made with just 4 ingredients
- so deliciously soft and decadent
- protein-rich and refined sugar-free
- vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free, flourless, and oil-free
- soon-to-be your favorite healthy vegan peanut butter cookies recipe
- go really well with this vegan strawberry peanut butter smoothie
- plant-based and allergy-friendly
- made with the whole, healthy, simple ingredients that you know and love
- just the perfect easy dairy-free flourless peanut butter cookies to add to your vegan dessert recipe repertoire
Oh, and if you’re peanut-free, try making them with almond butter, cashew butter or sunbutter (sunflower seed butter). There are also a couple of soy-nut options available as well. I might even try these with tahini! So are you ready to get your bake on? Let’s do it! You grab your favorite nut butter and I’ll grab the coconut sugar. 😉 Meet you in the kitchen! Just in case I don’t say it enough, I’d like to share my gratitude for you. It’s truly a joy to share in these kitchen adventures with you and your loved ones. ‘Til next time…
Sending you all my love and maybe even a dove, xo Demeter ❤️
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If you enjoyed this Gluten Free Soft Peanut Butter Cookies recipe, then you’ll just love these delectable & healthy gluten free vegan peanut butter recipes:
- Peanut Butter Coconut Oatmeal Cookies
- 4 Ingredient No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars
- 4 Ingredient No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies
- 4 Ingredient Banana Peanut Butter Swirl Ice Cream
- 1 cup unsalted, creamy natural peanut butter
- 1 flax egg (1 tablespoon ground flaxseed + 3 tablespoons warm water, whisked together, set for 15 minutes)
- ¼ cup + 2 tablespoons coconut sugar
- ¾ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract (optional)
- ¼ teaspoon salt (optional)
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or greased foil. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, add all ingredients. Whisk as long as you can. Switch to folding with a rubber spatula, until thoroughly mixed.
- Using a 1.5-tablespoon cookie scoop, scoop and drop cookie dough balls onto the prepared baking sheet, spaced evenly apart. Using a fork, press down on cookie to flatten. Repeat in the opposite direction, creating crisscross marks. Cookie won’t spread much.
- Bake for 10-14 minutes. Mine took 12 minutes. Transfer cookie sheet to cooling rack, and allow to cool for 20-30 minutes—do not remove from sheet for at least 20 minutes, as cookies are very soft and fragile. Then, if desired, transfer cookies directly onto the cooling rack to cool until completely cooled. After cooling, cookies will be firm, but still fragile and melt-in-your-mouth. Handle with care. Enjoy! Storing notes below.
Also try my 4 Ingredient No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars and my 4 Ingredient No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Oatmeal Bars.
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Cookie Sheet | 2-Tablespoon Cookie Scoop | Coconut Sugar | Unbleached Parchment Paper | Cooling Rack | Silicone Spatulas | OXO Mixing Bowls
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I love 4 ingredients easy recipes like this one my kids love peanut butter cookies and these are so much healthier!
I know, aren’t they the best? 🙂 hope your kids enjoy it Claudia!
Sending this recipe to my sister who is GF. She will love them 🙂
Woohoo! Thanks Julia! 😊
I love that these are gluten free, yet you can’t even tell! So good!
Haha oh yes! Thanks Lauren! 🙂
Oh my! These PB Cookies look so soft and amazing! I love that they are GF! I need to try these soon! 🙂
Yes, they are so wonderfully soft! 😋 Hope you enjoy them Shanika!
I love clean eating cookies with just a few ingredients and if they are vegan too they are a real winner – which can even please my vegan daughter. They look so yummy!
Wonderful!! I hope you and your daughter get to try these. They’re amazing!
Thank you so much for making a healthy oil-free cookie! Definitely making these this weekend!!
My pleasure, Trish! Be sure to let me know what you think! 🙂
Such a great tasting healthy alternative !!
Thanks Amanda! 🙂
You can’t beat a good peanut butter cookie!
You really can’t! 🙂
You always make such simple yet delicious food. Thank you for that.
Thanks Jessica! It’s my pleasure!
Super easy and crazy delicious! This is my kind of cookie!
Woot woot! Hope you enjoy!
You make it sound so easy! Can’t wait to try this one. I like this! Thank you for a great recipe!
Thanks Chrissie! Thank you for stopping by. 🙂
This should be on my must-make list!
I agree!!! Hehe. 🙂
I absolutely LOVE peanut butter cookies, definitely one of my faves. And I love how easy and delicious these cookies look!
Haha same here! Thanks Marsha!
I’m not gluten free, dairy free, or anything else free, but I’d never say no to a good cookie! Thanks for the recipe!!!
Haha yay! You’re very welcome Mimi!
Can I use a regular egg I’m gf but not vegan or dairy free
Hi Julie, yes, that should work just fine. 🙂
These are delicious! Just in case anyone’s wondering, I made them with SunButter and they worked well. Thank you 🙂
I’m so happy to hear that you enjoyed these, Anneka! 🙂 I love that sunbutter worked so well. Happy baking!
I’m not the biggest fan of peanut butter, do you think it could work to switch it with almond butter?
Hi Marita! Yep, you can definitely swap with almond butter here. Happy baking! 🙂