Classic Vegan Peanut Butter Cookie
This is a classic & easy vegan peanut butter cookie recipe that anyone can make and everyone can enjoy! Peanut butter-centric, firm on the outside but soft in the middle, and exceptionally good with coffee or a glass of plant-based milk, these vegan peanut butter cookies will astound you in their simplicity, deliciousness, and share-ability. Plus, you can use either all-purpose or a gluten-free flour mix, so these cookies are accessible. The perfect cookie recipe for someone looking to bake something rather simple, yet stupendously scrumptious!
Equipment
- Baking Sheet
- Silicon Baking Mat
Ingredients
- ¼ cup smooth peanut butter
- ⅓ cup vegan butter, microwaved for 10 seconds until soft
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 tablespoons ground flaxseed
- 3 tablespoons soy milk, or your favorite plant-based milk
- ¾ cup gluten-free flour mix (or all-purpose flour), plus 1 - 3 tablespoon(s) extra if the dough is too sticky
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375°F, and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicon baking mat.
- Whisk together the peanut butter, vegan butter, maple syrup, brown sugar, flaxseed and soy milk in a large mixing bowl, until smooth.
- Sift the flour, baking soda and salt into the mixing bowl, and fold together the ingredients with a spatula until everything is combined.
- Scoop about a tablespoon of dough and roll it slightly into a walnut-sized ball. Then, place it on a baking sheet, gently flattening it with your hand. This should yield anywhere from 10 - 12 cookies.Note: If the dough is too sticky to handle, consider folding in an additional 1 - 3 tablespoons of flour.
- Bake the cookies in the oven for 12 - 14 minutes, until the bottoms are a crispy golden brown and the cookies are firm to touch on top.
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Notes
Special thanks to Jim Jeffers, whose recipe for peanut butter cookies I found in an old high school cookbook from the 70's, and then modified to create this vegan peanut butter cookie recipe.
Nutrition
Serving 1 cookie Calories 137 kcal Carbohydrates 17.2 g Protein 1.9 g Fat 6.6 g Saturated Fat 1.8 g Sodium 207 mg Potassium 56 mg Fiber 0.8 g Sugar 8.2 g Calcium 10 mg
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