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Gluten Free Peanut Butter Cookies (No one Will Know!)

These gluten free peanut butter cookies pass my test for gluten-free baking: it must not taste gluten-free, or else it doesn’t get “Christina’s Stamp of Approval”. They are absolutely scrumptious!

Gluten free peanut butter cookies piled up with a spoon of peanut butter

These gluten free peanut butter cookies not only makes those on a gluten free diet very happy, but everyone else too! I shared them with friends on several different occasions. Everyone agreed that there was no way anyone would guess that they’re gluten-free.

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Gluten free peanut butter cookies recipe

They’re not too sweet, as I cut down on the sugar from the original recipe, and are full of proper peanut butter goodness!

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Gluten Free Peanut Butter Cookies

adapted from a Saveur recipe                         makes 24 cookies      

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Ingredients

  • natural peanut butter
  • sugar
  • brown sugar
  • molasses (treacle)
  • olive oil
  • eggs
  • vanilla extract
  • baking soda
  • baking powder
  • cinnamon
  • Demarara sugar (or Sugar in the Raw)

Directions

Preheat oven to 350º F (175º C)

Arrange racks in upper and lower thirds of oven. Next, prepare two baking sheets with silicone baking mats or parchment paper and set aside.

In a large mixing bowl cream together the peanut butter and sugars, molasses (treacle), and oil. Add the eggs, vanilla, baking soda, baking powder and cinnamon until well combined.

mixed dough in a bowl

Place Demarara sugar in a bowl (I put some in a little at a time). After forming the dough into 2″ balls, dip one side into the sugar and place on prepared baking sheet, sugar side up.

 rolling balls of dough in sugar

 Flatten the cookies using your hand, or with a fork.

on a tray ready to bake

Bake about 10-12 minutes, then allow to sit on cookie sheet for a few minutes before placing them on a cookie rack to finish cooling.

Gluten free peanut butter cookies on a rack

They won’t win any beauty contests, but if you like peanut butter, you’re going to fall in love with these cookies.

Gluten free peanut butter cookies recipe

Store the gluten free peanut butter cookies in an airtight container for up to a week, or freeze for up to a month.

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Gluten Free Peanut Butter Cookies

Servings: 24
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 11 minutes
Total Time: 21 minutes
Such a delicious tasting cookie, no one will ever guess that there is no flour in the recipe.
4.8 from 18 votes

Ingredients

  • 2 cups peanut butter salted, natural (should only have peanuts and salt as ingredients)
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • ¾ cup brown sugar
  • 2 tsp molasses treacle
  • 2 tsp olive oil
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • ¼ tsp cinnamon
  • ½ cup Demarara sugar or sugar in the raw

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350º F (175º C)
  • Arrange racks in upper and lower thirds of oven and prepare two baking sheets with silicone baking mats or parchment paper and set aside. In a large mixing bowl cream together the peanut butter and sugars,molasses (treacle), and oil. Next, add the eggs, vanilla, baking soda, baking powder and cinnamon until well combined.
  • Place demerara sugar in a bowl (I do a little at a time), and after forming the dough into 2″ balls, dip one side into the sugar and place on prepared baking sheet, sugar side up. Flatten the cookies using your hand, or with a fork.
  • Bake for about 10-12 minutes, then allow to sit on cookie sheet for a few minutes before placing them on a cookie rack to finish cooling. Store in an airtight container.

Nutrition

Serving: 2cookies | Calories: 189kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.001g | Cholesterol: 14mg | Sodium: 163mg | Potassium: 144mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 20IU | Vitamin C: 0.001mg | Calcium: 30mg | Iron: 1mg

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4.78 from 18 votes (18 ratings without comment)

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