These chocolate peanut butter cookies are delicious vegan cookies that happen to be secretly healthy! No oil and no butter are needed, they need just 4 ingredients to make!
Vegan Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies
Quick and easy desserts are one of my favorite recipes to make, and these chocolate peanut butter cookies are one of the best. They need just 4 ingredients to make and no fancy kitchen gadgets. They take seconds to prepare and take less than 10 minutes to make.
No eggs and no dairy are needed, but you’d never tell. The texture is thick, chewy, and slightly soft in the middle. They are naturally sweetened and full of chocolate flavor, you won’t be able to stop at one.
What I love about this recipe is how they are secretly healthy! They have no refined sugar, no butter, and no oil, but taste so decadent.
How do you make vegan chocolate peanut butter cookies?
The Ingredients
- Peanut butter– Smooth and creamy peanut butter, with no added sugar or salt.
- Maple syrup– Gives the cookies some sweetness, but holds the dough together. You can also use agave nectar or honey, if you aren’t strictly vegan.
- Oat flour– Rolled or quick oats, ground into a flour-like consistency. Avoid buying expensive store bought oat flour and make your own.
- Cocoa powder– 100% unsweetened cocoa powder with no added sugar.
The Instructions
Start by adding all your ingredients into a large mixing bowl and mix until a thick batter remains. Next, form 12 balls of dough and place them on a lined sheet. Using a fork, cross each cookie twice to form an imprint. Bake your cookies for 10-12 minutes, before removing them from the oven. Let the cookies cool on the pan completely.
Can I make these cookies without peanut butter?
Yes, if you’d like to make cookies without peanut butter, here are some substitutes- Almond butter, cashew butter, sunflower seed butter, and tahini.
Like the peanut butter, be sure the texture is smooth and creamy.
Tips to make the best chocolate peanut butter cookies
- Do not overbake the cookies, as they continue to cook as they are cooling down.
- If you’d like these cookies to be gluten free, use gluten free oat flour.
- You can use quick oats instead of oat flour, but they won’t be as smooth and be extra chewy.
- For an even richer chocolate flavor, fold through 1/2 cup vegan chocolate chips to the dough.
Storing and freezing chocolate cookies with peanut butter
- To store: Cookies will keep well at room temperature, covered. It will keep well for up to 2 weeks.
- To freeze: Place cookies in a ziplock bag and store them in the freezer for up to 6 months.
More vegan cookie recipe to try
- Chocolate chip oatmeal cookies
- Peanut butter cookies
- Oatmeal cookies
- Banana oatmeal cookies
- No bake chocolate cookies
Vegan Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup oat flour
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 1/2 cup maple syrup
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180C/350F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, add all your ingredients and mix well, until a thick batter remains. Using your hands, form 12 balls of dough and place them on the lined sheet. Use a fork to cross each cookie twice.
- Bake the cookies for 10-12 minutes, before removing them from the oven and letting them cool on the sheet completely.
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