Learn how to make healthy 4-ingredient peanut butter cookies with no eggs or dairy! Crunchy vegan peanut butter cookies 100% gluten-free and grain-free.
How to make healthy peanut butter cookies ?
These healthy peanut butter cookies are made with only 4 ingredients including nourishing low-carb flours and unrefined sugar. Namely almond flour and coconut flour, both are high-fiber and high-protein flours. As a result, these cookies are very fulfilling and make the best vegan snacks.
Easy peanut butter cookies
They are not only healthy but also very easy to make! All you need to make them are 4 simple ingredients.
- Peanut butter – make sure you are using fresh, smooth peanut butter with no added oil or sugar.
- Liquid sweetener – maple syrup is delicious but if you want a low-fructose, low-glycaemic index sweetener, try brown rice syrup.
- Coconut flour – fresh, no lumps.
- Almond flour – use fine blanched almond flour for best results. Almond meal is coarser and makes the cookies a bit dry.
Is peanut butter good for you?
Peanut butter can be seen as high in calories and fat. However, if eaten in moderate amounts, it’s a great addition to a vegan diet or low-carb diet. In fact, peanut butter provides many health benefits, let’s see what you get in 1 cup of peanut butter:
- 58g plant-based protein which makes it perfect to refuel after a workout or create fulfilling snacks
- 12g fiber – good for your gut health and fulfilling
- healthy fats and low-carb – yes, peanut butter contains saturated fat, the one we all want to avoid. But, also 50% of peanut butter fat is coming from healthy, monounsaturated fat, the same good fat found in olive oil.
Crunchy healthy cookies
These cookies are crunchy, not soft! They are delicious as a healthy snack or post-workout protein treat. Plus, they store very well in a cookie jar as they are egg-free peanut butter cookies! Finally, you can also freeze them in an airtight container to meal-prep your weekly snacks.
More vegan cookies with peanut butter
If you love vegan peanut butter cookies, I recommend you try the following recipes
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Your friend, Carine
Healthy peanut butter cookies
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup Peanut butter - smooth, fresh, no added sugar, no added oil
- 1/4 cup Maple syrup - or brown rice syrup for low fructose, low sugar or monk fruit syrup for keto
- 1/2 cup Almond flour - or oat flour or all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup Coconut flour - or all-purpose flour
Optional adds-on
- 1/3 cup Vegan dark chocolate chips
- 1/4 teaspoon Salt
Instructions
- In a medium mixing bowl, stir in fresh peanut butter with maple syrup until creamy and consistent.
- Stir in almond flour and coconut flour. Use a spoon at first, then knead the dough with your hands to form a cookie dough ball.
- Divide ball into 12 small cookies balls and place each balls onto the prepared cookie sheet, leaving 1 thumb space between each balls. The cookies don't expand while baking.
- Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F). Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
- Use a fork to gently press each cookie balls into a thick disk. I recommend pressing, two times, forming a cross on top of each cookie. Don't press too hard or the cookies crumble on the sides. If so, use your hands to smooth sides.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes or until the top and sides of the cookies are golden brown.
- Slide a spatula under each cookie to transfer them onto a cooling rack.
- Cool for 1 hour before eating. The cookies are slightly soft when out of the oven and get hard and crunchy after they cool down.
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I just made these and they’re incredible!
Yeah! Thanks for the lovely feedback. I am so glad you found my blog and enjoy the treat. XOXO Carine.
Very tasty. Very easy and uses pantry ingredients that a vegan has on hand.
Thanks ! I am glad you love the cookies, Take care, Carine
Would this still work if I used regular flour? I am dairy free, but not vegan and I would really like to try these!
I didn’t try that but you can try my 3 ingredients peanut butter cookie recipe here and replace the oat flour by all purpose flour. That will definetly work. Enjoy the cookies. XOXO Carine
I only have almond flour, would i just do the full amount of flour – all almond?
I didn’t try the recipe with almond flour only and unfortunately you can’t replace coconut flour by the same amount of coconut flour. Coconut flour is highly liquid absorbent, so to reach the same texture you may need for 4 times more almond flour than the amount of coconut flour I used in this recipe. And they may come out crumbly. So you can replace the coconut flour by regular flour (or all purpose gluten free flour). I hope it helps, XOXO Carine
Hello! since the coconut flour is highly absorbent, is it still okay to use the same amount of all-purpose flour in place of the coconut flour?
I didn’t try that if you do you may need to add way more all-purpose flour probably 2-4 times more to reach the same texture and liquid absorption. Enjoy, XOXO Carine
I used honey as my sweetener so good
I am glad to hear that, I don’t use honey in my recipes simply because it is not vegan but I am sure many follower will be to know it works with it too! XOXO Carine