אלה gluten-free chocolate peanut butter cookies are crunchy, easy, healthy chocolate cookies with almond flour and only 4 ingredients. They are egg-free, dairy-free, refined sugar-free, and naturally sweetened with a small amount of maple syrup.
These cookies are the chocolate version of my Vegan Gluten-Free Peanut Butter Cookies. They are a bit more crumbly than my Vegan Peanut Butter Cookies but just as delicious!
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עוגיות שוקולד חמאת בוטנים ללא גלוטן
רכיבים
- ½ גָבִיעַ חמאת בוטנים (ללא מלח) - smooth, fresh, no added sugar, no added oil
- ¼ גָבִיעַ סירופ מייפל - or agave syrup or date syrup
- ¾ גָבִיעַ קמח שקדים - או קמח שיבולת שועל
- 4 כפות אבקת קקאו לא מסוכרת
אופציונלי
- ½ כפית תמצית וניל
- ¼ כפית מלח - if peanut butter unsalted
הוראות
- מחממים תנור ל-180 מעלות צלזיוס (350 מעלות פרנהייט). מרפדים תבנית אפייה בנייר אפייה. מניחים בצד.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine natural peanut butter and maple syrup until creamy and smooth. Add vanilla and salt now if used.
- Add unsweetened cocoa powder and almond flour into the bowl and stir until combined. When it starts to be difficult to stir, use your hands to squeeze and knead the dough and form a cookie dough ball.
- Divide the cookie dough into 8 balls of the same size and place each cookie dough ball onto the prepared cookie sheet leaving 1 thumb space between each ball.
- Press down the cookie dough ball with the back of the fork to form a cross on top of the cookies.
- If you like, decorate with sprinkles and press them in using the fork again.
- Bake cookies for 8-12 minutes or until set on top.
- Cool on a cooling rack. They firm up and get very crunchy when completely cooled down.
- Store in a cookie jar for up to 5 days at room temperature.
תזונה
מרכיבים ותחליפים
All you need to make these 4-ingredient chocolate peanut butter cookies are:
- חמאת בוטנים טבעית – it means peanut butter with no added oil, no added sugar, and a drippy texture. A fresh jar of natural peanut butter works the best since peanut butter from an old jar can have hardened. It would be more difficult to work with it in the recipe.
- סירופ מייפל – this is my favorite unrefined sweetener because it adds a delicious maple flavor to cookies. Other vegan, gluten-free options are agave syrup or date syrup.
- אבקת קקאו לא מסוכרת – make sure you measure this precisely. It contains a lot of fiber, and adding a little too much can significantly dry out the batter. Fill the tablespoon and sweep extra on top.
- קמח שקדים – or oat flour.
Optional ingredients in this recipe are:
- תמצית וניל – optional but delicious
- מלח– use only if your peanut butter is unsalted.
- שוקולד צ'יפס – feel free to add 1/4 cup of mini chocolate chips into the batter to add an extra chocolate flavor. There are plenty of healthy vegan chocolate chips available. Some are also flavored, like mint chocolate chips, and go well in these cookie recipes for Christmas.
How To Make Vegan Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies (in Pictures)


טַעַם
These cookies taste like a regular peanut butter cookie recipe with a lovely chocolate flavor. They are crunchy chocolate cookies with a slightly crumbly texture when you give a bite.
They won’t raise or expand in the oven because they are gluten-free, and even if you add a raising agent like baking soda, it won’t change their texture.
They are not overly sweet as they contain a minimal amount of maple syrup. You can adjust their sweetness by adding a few mini chocolate chips to the batter when adding the almond flour.
Jump to the recipe below for all my tips to customize these 4-ingredient chocolate cookies and make them even better!


אחסון
These cookies are egg-free and don’t contain butter, so they store very well at room temperature in a cookie jar. Almond flour is sensitive to moisture, so it’s better to use a perfectly sealed jar to prevent air from going into the box.
This keeps the cookies crunchy for up to 5 days. You can also freeze these cookies in a zip-lock silicone bag and thaw them at room temperature 3 hours before eating.
החלפות אלרגיה
There are many options to customize this recipe based on your allergies or dietary preferences.
Below I listed the options I tested, and they work well.
- Peanut butter swaps – sunflower seed butter works really well in this recipe. The flavor is great, but some people may find sunflower butter a bit bitter, so make sure you love the taste of plain sunflower butter before trying. Almond butter and tahini are other options. Make sure the jar is fresh and the spread is drippy, not dry.
- Maple syrup swaps – any liquid sweetener, except sugar-free maple syrup, works well here. This includes date syrup, agave syrup, and rice syrup for the healthy unrefined options.
- Almond flour swaps – if you have an allergy to almonds, ultra-fine oat flour is an option, but the cookies come out a bit dryer. I didn’t try all-purpose wheat flour in this recipe, and I am not sure how it would work.
- אבקת קקאו – you can use cacao powder or cocoa powder. Both work with the same amount. The chocolate flavor is always stronger with cacao powder. I recommend unsweetened to keep the recipe low in sugar and healthy.
עוד עוגיות מקמח שקדים
I absolutely adore baking with almond flour, especially cookies, because it adds the most beautiful nutty flavor, and it’s a healthy twist to regular flour. In fact, almond flour contains fewer carbs and healthy fats, and it’s gluten-free, so a great option if you are sensitive to grains.
Plus, almond flour is great for making egg-free vegan cookies as it creates a sticky cookie dough very quickly without adding eggs or butter.







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Tasty and easy to make!
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Just made these for the first time and we all found them absolutely delicious. I had to move the remaining four before they all vanished when still warm…Thank you for the wonderful recipe. Brilliant.
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These are great. I made them…my husband said keep these coming. They were his Valentines treat. I turned Vegan 3 years ago with a cancer diagnosis…. I just love what you do. These are going to be a big hit with my grandson…..
That’s so nice to hear! thank you for baking with me here.
Thanks so much for this delicious, easy to make, dairy free cookie! Just made them, so good! I used almond butter and they turned out great. These are a winner and will definitely be making them again.
Thank you for the lovely feedback ! I am so happy to have you here.
I have made these about 5 times after discovering this recipe a few months ago. These cookies are soo tasty and easy to make, I just can’t stop! I usually make using half tahini/half PB and sprinkle large sea salt chunks on top. I also like to add finely chopped walnuts or pecans. Great in the morning with coffee. Mine don’t turn out crunchy at all, they are very dense and chewy. Maybe that’s from the tahini, idk.
Thank you so much! I love all the option you suggested!
I have made these over and over again alwauys using oat four and the recipe has been perfect everytime. LOVE these cookies. Thank you for changing the way I bake!
Thank you for being here and trying my recipes.
Can I add chocolate baking chips ?
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These are super, but I wasn’t sure about the quantity. The serving says 12, but the body of the recipe says 8 balls, which I made smaller and got 14 with a T scoop? A few extra was just fine with me, though.
I’ve done it with both 8 and 12, so got it mixed up a bit! Up to you
You say not to use sugar free maple syrup as a substitute for maple syrup. Why is that? And can you suggest what I can use as a sugar free replacement?
Some sugar-free syrup might work, like Choc Zero because they are mainly made of fiber, not water. However, since this syrup is high in fiber it also dry out the dough and make the cookies crumbly.