The best soft & chewy flourless cookies! Made with only 3 simple main ingredients, these soft-baked cookies come together in no time at all. They’re paleo-friendly, gluten-free, and dairy-free! With a soft center and crispy golden edges, this is a cookie worth talking about.
Why I love these cookies
I think we can agree nothing goes together quite like peanut butter and chocolate. They are THE dynamic duo. You know what's just as fun? One bowl recipes! I mean, a homemade cookie recipe with no fuss and I only have to clean one bowl?! Just tell me where to sign because I’m SO there!
This flourless cookie recipe is as simple as it gets. Throw all ingredients in a bowl, give it a good mix, and then spoon and bake! Delicious homemade cookies in a flash.
Cookie ingredients
- Peanut butter - this functions as the 'glue' holding the cookie together. Any kind of nut butter with work!
- Coconut sugar - for a touch of sweetness.
- Egg - room temperature eggs are best for this recipe.
- Reece's pieces - the icing on top of the cake if you will. We elevate the peanut butter flavor with a sprinkle of Reece's pieces baked into these cookies.
Healthy Flourless Nut Butter Cookies Tips & Tricks
- I love a nice warm cookie hot out of the oven, but these are not those type of cookies. Because they have no flour in them, you need to let them cool completely. You can let them cool all the way on the cookie sheet or you can carefully transfer them to a cooling rack after they come out of the oven.
- I used a creamy peanut butter in this recipe but any type of nut butter will work! Even a seed butter sounds delicious. Just make sure it’s a creamy-style as I’ve found that to be the best texture for this recipe.
- Reese’s pieces are scattered throughout these cookies for a some added nut butter flavor, however, they are totally optional. You’ll still get that nut butter flavor we want in the cookie. I simply added them in here for a little oomph (and for the pictures ????. If you’re passing on the Reese’s pieces, I recommend using ½ cup chocolate chips so get that chocolate & nut butter combo.
Healthy Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies
- Prep Time: 10
- Cook Time: 10
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 16 Cookies 1x
- Diet: Gluten Free
Description
The best soft & chewy flourless cookies! Made with only 3 simple main ingredients, these soft-baked cookies come together in no time at all. They’re paleo-friendly, gluten-free, and dairy-free! With a soft center and crispy golden edges, this is a cookie worth talking about.
Ingredients
- 1 cup peanut butter (or nut butter of choice)
- ½ cup coconut sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp sea salt
- ½ cup Reese’s pieces (optional -the Reese’s pieces just add a little more nut butter flavor!)
- ¼ cup mini chocolate chips (use ½ cup if omitting the Reese’s pieces)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F. In a bowl, mix peanut butter, coconut sugar, egg, vanilla, baking soda, and sea salt until creamy. Fold in Reese’s pieces.
- Using a spoon, form the batter into balls then press down so they look like a hockey puck, place on greased cookie sheet, and bake for 9-11 minutes.
- Let cool before taking off cookie sheet. Store in airtight container for up to a week in the fridge or 5 days on the counter (ps: these cookies are incredible fresh out of the freezer - don’t knock it til you try it)
- Category: Cookies
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: flourless cookies, peanut butter cookies, Reece's piece cookies
I made the almond butter cookies today and they were insaneeeee! But was wondering if it’s possible to use a flax egg in this instead of the regular egg and maybe some nuts instead of the Reese’s pieces?
Hi Tabby! Apologies on the late response - I must have missed this. You can definitely add nuts into the batter instead of the Reese's pieces. I haven't tried this with a flax egg but I don't think it would hold together properly.
If you're looking for a vegan cookie, these oatmeal cookies have been super popular and use applesauce as a binder.
Thanks for sharing! Could I use M&M's as a mix in instead?
Hi Vanessa! Yes, absolutely! I just used Reece's to add more peanut butter taste but M&Ms would be amazing too
This looks so good! I love that you can get all the candy, but don't need the carbs with it!