Recipe: Easiest Peanut Butter Cookies
I love to cook and bake, but I’ll be honest: when it starts to feel like a chore, I sort of resent it. I want recipes that require little ingredients and brainpower. Simple, but still yummy (and healthier) go-to goodies to whip up in the kitchen.
That’s exactly what this peanut butter cookie recipe is: easy and (freaking) delicious. I shared the recipe on Instagram recently, and I was blown away by the praise, so I figured I had to give them a spotlight on my blog as well.
These cookies are gluten-free, refined sugar-free, vegan, and only have five ingredients. Each batch makes about 12 small cookies.
Enjoy! xoxo
INGREDIENTS
1/2 cup natural peanut butter (I love the Santa Cruz brand — chunky or creamy works!)
4 TB maple syrup
2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp sea salt
1 cup of almond flour
DIRECTIONS
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and prepare a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.
In a bowl, combine peanut butter, maple syrup, and vanilla together and mix well. I recommend using a rubber spatula and/or fork to blend this combination together.
Add baking soda, sea salt, and almond flour. Mix well.
Use a small ice cream scoop to scoop out the dough (or roll into little balls), and place on your cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. Use a fork to flatten the cookie balls slightly (I also like to top mine with maldon salt).
Bake in the oven for 10 minutes.
Remove and let stand on the sheet for a few more minutes so they form together nicely (and not break apart).
After 10 or so minutes, they’re ready to eat. Enjoy!