Easy Vegan Peanut Butter Cookies (V, GF): an easy recipe for comforting peanut butter cookies that are lightly crispy on the outside, soft and chewy on the inside, made with healthy, whole ingredients! Vegan, Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free.
Peanut Butter is one of my FAVORITE ingredients. Of all time. It’s creamy, nutty, satisfying and kind of guilt-free. Alright, it’s not guilt-free if you eat an entire jar in one sitting.
Which I haven’t done.
Or anything.
Best of all, peanut butter goes with everything. Or, I should say, it goes well IN everything: breakfast bars, cookies, candy, truffles, smoothies, cookies, dessert bars, cookies. And finally, cookies.
Did I say that already? 🙂
It’s just… Cookies + Peanut Butter = All Dessert Goals Achieved in Life. Unless you throw in chocolate. In which case, all bets are off.
Here’s just a small, teeny, tiny list of my favorite Peanut Butter-upgraded baked goods:
- Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Breakfast Bars
- Peanut Butter Coconut Oatmeal Cookies
- Peanut Butter Cup Brownies
- Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies
And here are some of my favorite Peanut Butter-upgraded unbaked/no-baked goods:
- Gluten Free Vegan Chocolate Peanut Butter Truffles
- No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars (the 2nd most popular recipe on my site)
- 3 Ingredient No Bake Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies (literally the most popular recipe on my site)
- No Bake Peanut Butter Cup Oatmeal Bars
Basically, I could go on and on. And I think you kinda like it. 🙂 Come on now, who else is clicking on these PB recipes, surely it’s not just my mom and Erik!
Mom? Erik? Please confirm this guys!
But with all of that peanut butter goodness, there hasn’t been one simple easy vegan peanut butter cookie. Can you believe?
It’s just that… I have this thing about not releasing a basic/staple recipe until it’s AMAZING. If there’s just one glitch in it, there’s a glitch in the whole system! I will literally toss and turn all night knowing that it’s out and it’s not perfect.
So guess what?
These Easy Vegan Peanut Butter Cookies are amazing.
The thing is… even when I, someone who has to eat baked goods all day and all night for testing purposes, need to snugly put that lid on the container of peanut butter cookies, then, ask Erik to quietly and stealthily hide the cookies so I can stop eating them..
That, my friends, is Peanut Butter Perfection.
Now, these aren’t my ultimate classic peanut butter cookies. Let’s just get that nice and cleared up right now. And let’s all hold back on insightful witticisms about my unbearable perfectionism traits… the thing is, classic peanut butter cookies are thick, super chewy, dense, and kinda small.
These Easy Vegan Peanut Butter Cookies are BIG. They spread beautifully and gracefully like those butter-filled, sugar-overdose, guilt-laden cookies from your favorite bakery.
YES.
They’re deliciously large and thin, lightly crispy on the outside, chewy, soft and moist on the inside. The second day, they’re seriously soft (be gentle with them :)) and the sweet peanut butter flavor comes through even more.
And I cannot stop eating them.
And and neither can Erik.
I literally heard him re-open the PB cookies container I had just sealed up and make gobbling noises like he was the Cookie Monster himself—all while on his mission to hide them from me!
The nerve!
Folks, I hope you love these big, delightfully nutty, crispy, chewy, soft, and delicious (let’s not forget) Easy Vegan Peanut Butter Cookies. They’re here, right on time for all your holiday baking needs! You happy? I hope so. 🙂
Just in case you’re not convinced, allow me to tell you all about them! My Easy Vegan Peanut Butter Cookies are:
- easy to make, in just one bowl
- lightly crispy on the outside and soft, chewy and moist on the inside on Day One
- super soft, extra bursting with sweet peanut butter flavor on Day Two
- vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free, refined sugar-free
- just the tastiest healthy holiday dessert recipe to bring to all your festive holiday parties!
- made with the simple, whole, healthy ingredients you love
- deliciously protein-rich
- wonderfully allergy-friendly
- perhaps your new favorite gluten free peanut butter cookie recipe!
Are you super pumped about these Easy Vegan Peanut Butter Cookies? Let’s do it! You grab the oat flour and I’ll grab my 10-gallon jar of peanut butter (totally not the jar I completely ate in one sitting, or anything). I’m beyond thrilled to be spending the holidays with you, baking, no-baking and creating all the guilt-free holiday desserts our loved ones deserve. If you’re looking for some edible holiday gift ideas, you’ve got to try my 5 minute easy peppermint fudge! 🎄
I can’t wait to hear what you think of this recipe! In the meantime, tell me:
Have you started your holiday shopping yet?
Sending you all my love and maybe even a dove, xo Demeter ❤
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If you enjoyed these classic Easy Vegan Peanut Butter Cookies, then you’ll just love these classic cookie recipes:
☀︎ More Gluten Free Vegan Cookie Recipes ☀︎
- Easy Peanut Butter Banana Breakfast Cookies
- Almond Butter Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies | 4 Ingredient No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies
- Gluten Free Double Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies
- Easy Gluten Free Vegan Oatmeal Raisin Cookies | Gluten Free Blueberry Banana Almond Breakfast Cookies
- Gluten Free Vegan Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
- 1 cup gluten free oat flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup natural, unsalted creamy peanut butter
- 3 tablespoons melted coconut oil
- ½ cup coconut sugar
- ¼ cup pure maple syrup
- 2 flax eggs (whisk together 2 tablespoons ground flax + 6 tablespoons warm water, let set for 15 mins)
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or greased foil. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together all of the dry ingredients: oat flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together all of the wet ingredients: peanut butter, oil, sugar, maple syrup, flax eggs and vanilla. Whisk until well mixed.
- Pour the wet mixture over the dry mixture. Whisk thoroughly, as long as you can, until thickened and cohesive. Using a rubber spatula, fold until no flour patches remain.
- Using a 2-tablespoon cookie scoop, scoop and drop cookie dough balls onto the prepared baking sheet. Cookie dough will be very soft and a bit sticky. Space cookies evenly apart, with enough space to spread considerably during baking. Using a fork, press down slightly to flatten cookies. Turn the fork in the opposite direction and press down on the cookie to create a crisscross pattern on top.
- Bake for 10-14 minutes. Transfer cookie sheet to cooling rack. Allow cookies to cool on cookie sheet for 10 minutes. If desired, transfer cookies directly onto the cooling rack until completely cooled. Enjoy! Storing notes below.
- Store in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks. Cookies become super soft and fragile on Day Two. If making for a party, make and serve day of.
- If freezing, store in an airtight, freezer-friendly container for up to 1 month. Allow to thaw at room temperature for 10-20 mins before enjoying.
- More Cookies: double chocolate oatmeal cookies, brownie cookies, pumpkin breakfast cookies.
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Cookie Sheet | Maple Syrup | Cooling Rack | 2-Tablespoon Cookie Scoop | Glass Mixing Bowls | Silicone Spatulas | Coconut Oil
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Love how incredibly easy these cookies are – perfect for the busy holiday season!
The easier, the better, right? Thanks Melanie! 🙂
Can I use oat flour that is not GF? Will it still work?
Hi Kellie, yes you can! 🙂 Enjoy!
One of my favourite things to eat is a good peanut butter cookie (because peanut butter!), and these look absolutely delicious! They look soft and chewy, and very more-ish! Happy Tuesday, Demeter! 🙂
Because: peanut butter. Um, LOVE this!! You and I share a great, great love of PB! 😉 Have a great weekend, Marsha!
Made two batches when I first read the e-mail (yesterday), and I was DEMANDED to make two more TODAY! These were a hit!
Hi Ally! I’m SO happy that these were such a hit! There’s not much better than a fresh, yummy batch of PB cookies! 😍 Enjoy!
Can never go wrong with a quality peanut butter cookie! Can’t wait to make a batch 😀
No, you can’t! Enjoy!
Hi! Can you use almond butter instead of peanut butter? And if so, would it be the same amount?
I usually make Raw desserts, but seeing the healthy ingredient, I thought I’d give these a try.
These are amazing! Thank you, I love your creations. Followed recipe exactly, but will try almond butter next time. This is a keeper.
Hi Michelle, I’m so pleased to hear that you enjoyed my recipe! 🙂 It’s wonderful to hear that you’re enjoying my creations. Almond butter sounds amazing. Can’t wait to hear what you try next. Hugs!
Omg! Me and my family absolutely LOVE these peanut butter cookies! This is like my 5th time making them and soon as they cool down out of the oven their gone!
This last time I made them with coconut flour and it was so yummy! 😋😋
Woohoo!! That’s so awesome to hear, Fedarica! Thank you so much for letting me know how they turned out. Happy baking! 🙂
Your more than welcome! 😊😉
I didn’t have any maple syrup,flax seed meal or maple syrup. However I replaced them with cane sugar/stevia, Bob red mills egg replacer and extra vanilla…I really like the consistency and flavor of these yummy cookies!!! Thank you!!!
So nice to hear about your substitutes and how well they worked out, Amy! 🙂 Oh yes on the consistency–it’s one of my fave parts. Enjoy! 🙂
These are really good! I just made my first batch. How many calories do you estimate each cookies has?
Thanks Ashley! 🙂 I’m currently working my way (slowly, but surely) through adding nutrition facts across the site. Bear with me! 😉
Is there just one store where I can get all or most of the ingredients, not online?
Hi P.N., you can get most of these ingredients at Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s, in the natural section of the grocery store or Target, or at your local natural food store. 🙂 Hope this helps!
These are amazing! Consider my craving quenched haha. By no means a great baker expert but when my toddler saw these coming out of the oven she sprinted to her highchair LOL. Replaced oat flour with whole spelt and replaced flax eggs with egg replacer.
Lol!! I’ll never get over the smile-inducing visual of your toddler sprinting to her high chair! 🙂 I’m so pleased that you enjoyed my recipe! Happy baking, Mia! 💕
Hey Demeter,
These look so yummy! I’m hoping to try making them but I was wondering if you reckon I could substitute gf oat flour with gf normal flour as my tummy responds badly to all oats, gluten and gluten free :/
Thanks! :))
Hi Ella, that should work! Let me know how they turn out. 🙂 Enjoy!
Thank you for this amazing recipe. I’m a vegan on a budget and a student, so I’m always looking for simple and quick dessert recipes. These were the perfect texture and flavor 🙂
Hi Haley, I’m so glad you enjoyed these. 🙂 I’m grateful that you took the time to stop by and let me know! 💕
Hi I was wondering if the peanut butter has to be unsalted. Can I buy salted and not use the salt in the recipe or will that make it too salty. I was also wondering if you used sweetened peanut butter or not. Will roasted peanuts make a difference? Thanks.
Hi Melpomeni, you can use salted peanut butter and skip the added salt. 😉 I’m not sure how salty they’d be, though. My peanut butter is not sweetened. Enjoy!
I’m wondering if there are any good flours to substitute for oat flour in your recipes, because I’d love to try them. So cool that you are in Boston (I’m in Boston metrowest). =)
Hi Mei! It’s awesome that you’re in Boston too! What a small world. 😉 I’ve had many readers use gluten free all purpose flour in place of the oat flour with good results. Can’t wait to see what you try. Also, WHEN is this snow going to end? 😂
I modified the recipe, and the results were fantastic! I traded out the peanut butter for almond butter and used almond flour instead of oat flour. I also added raw cacao nibs and a tsp of cinnamon. The cookies were beautiful as well as delicious!
I’m so glad to hear you enjoyed the cookies Kelcey! Cacao nibs always add such a wonderful flavor, as does the cinnamon! 😊
If I substitute the flax egg with just two eggs will I still need the warm water?
Hi Carla! Nope, if you use regular eggs you can skip the warm water. Happy baking!