Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies – Dark & Chewy (Flourless)
A super easy recipe for INCREDIBLE Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies. Deliciously chewy in texture with a crisp outer shell, they are also flourless and naturally gluten free. Dairy Free too.
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Quick and Easy Flourless Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies
Check out these Dark and Chewy Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies. Sweet, chocolatey, peanutty, chewy yumciousness and a favourite recipe at GFHQ. They are also incredibly easy to make. And that means you can knock up a batch in little more than half an hour.
Even better… They are made using a flourless recipe with just 7 store cupboard ingredients. And that means that they are a perfect bake for Coeliacs (or Celiacs) and gluten-avoiders.
But let’s be honest… whatever your diet, there’s no better combo than chocolate and peanut for sheer indulgence and cookie comfort. And these babies are laden with nutty, crunchy peanut butter and cocoa and stuffed full of chocolate chips. Be warned… They are TOTALLY addictive.
What 7 store cupboard ingredients are needed for Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies?
Like I said… These cookies are super-easy. And it’s likely you already have the ingredients in the larder. If you haven’t, don’t panic… They are all ingredients that you can probably grab from your nearest corner shop to get baking straight away.
So, what’s in these chewy Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies?
- Some soft Light Brown Sugar – This gives a caramel sweetness and depth of flavour as well as helping the chewy texture. I wouldn’t advise using a white or granular alternative.
- Cocoa Powder – I believe that’s ‘Dutch Processed’ cocoa in the US.
- Bicarbonate of Soda – Just a little to give the cookies a lightness boost.
- Peanut Butter – Crunchy is best for the extra nutty texture it brings.
- Vanilla Extract – Provides extra-sophisticated depth of flavour… But it can be left out if necessary.
- A LARGE egg – Be super-careful to get the right egg size. Not all eggs are equal. And the UK large egg used for this recipe is not the same size the world over… If unsure about how egg size translates, check out my International Egg Size and Weight Guide.
- Dark Chocolate Chunks or Chips – Don’t skimp on these… Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies should have all the indulgence of melty bites of real chocolate! Dark chocolate is definitely best unless you have a very sweet tooth.
Are these cookies dairy free?
Providing the dark chocolate used to make Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies is milk free and vegan, these cookies are also perfect for dairy-avoiders. So yes… They can easily be made dairy free. And if certified dairy free dark chocolate chips are hard to find, just use bar chocolate. But chop it up into small chunk-size pieces.
Unfortunately, this cookie recipe does need the egg to bind, blend and set, so they are not suitable for Vegans or the egg-intolerant. Sorry.
Ready to make easy, flourless, chewy Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies?
So, if you have the ingredients in the larder, grab a bowl and bake. A delicious chewy pile of Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies is only half an hour away.
Do let me know what you think of them. Pop them on social media with a quick photo and don’t forget to tag me in (#glutenfreealchemist)… I love to see how your bakes turn out. Or leave a comment and rate the recipe so that Google knows to tell other people about them too.
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Chewy Flourless Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies
Key equipment
- Oven
Ingredients
- 140 g soft light brown sugar
- 25 g cocoa powder
- ¾ tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 150 g crunchy peanut butter
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 1 large egg lightly beaten (UK large (Canadian ‘Extra Large’; Australian ‘Jumbo’; and US ‘Extra or Very Large’)
- 100 g dark chocolate chunks/chips
Instructions
- Line 2 baking sheets with baking paper.
- Preheat the oven to 180 C/170 C(fan)/350 F/ Gas 4.
- Weigh and mix together the sugar, cocoa and bicarbonate of soda, ensuring any lumps of sugar are completely broken down.
- Add the peanut butter, vanilla and egg and stir thoroughly until the mixture is well-combined and even.
- Add the chocolate chunks and mix again until evenly distributed throughout the dough.
- Divide the dough into approximately 16 even-sized portions, rolling into balls with your hands.
- Flatten each ball slightly between the palms of your hands and place on the baking sheets allowing room for spreading between each.
- Bake for 9 to 10 minutes, swapping the trays around in the oven half way through cooking to ensure an even bake.
- Remove from the oven and leave on the trays for about 10 minutes until the cookies are firm enough to transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
Nutrition
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Easy. Chewy. Delicious.
Fabulous! Thank you. I’m so pleased you enjoyed them. xx
I have made these twice in 2 weeks! As I only had smooth peanut butter I just used that the first time and added some crushed peanuts the second. Both were great! I couldn’t believe how quick they were to make and how quickly they were eaten!!
Thank you so much Linda.
These were a bit of a speedy ‘go to’ during lockdown. So I’m pleased they’re still being enjoyed out there!
Thank you for the ‘stars’. On the back of your comment, I’ve amended the ‘count’ at this end. I hope that’s ok!
Best wishes
Kate
These look great, do you think I can use coconut sugar in these?
Thanks
Hi Channa. Yes. That should be absolutely fine!
Great I’ll give it a try thanks!
Looking forward to making these. Can I use smooth peanut butter?
Hi Rosemarie. Yes of course you can!
These cookies were lightning-fast to make and absolutely delicious! Thanks, Kate!
Thank you so much for your lovely feedback Jane. I’m so pleased you loved them xx
It’s a great combination. Pinning this one for my bookclub where there are members both gluten and dairy intolerant. Thank you for sharing on Fiesta Friday.
Thanks Liz. Such a super-easy recipe. I hope they get made and loved xx
Can’t wait to try these. My son will love them.
They are so delicious Jennifer. And super-easy to make too xxx
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Brilliant! Thank you so much… That’s fabulous news. xxx
Oooh I could eat a plate of those! They look incredible! Thanks for sharing with #CookBlogShare 🙂
Thanks Midge… You’re welcome. I think I just did! 😂🤣
What a perfect cookie recipe, it’s hard to believe that they’re free-from!
Thank you Chloe. They are super-easy too. Win win! xx
These look amazing! Chocolate and peanut butter is one of my favourite flavour combinations. These wouldn’t last a minute in my house!
Thanks Cat. Mine too… Actually I’m a little obsessed with the chocolate-PB combo at the moment. 😂
Yes, please! Chewy cookies are the best and I love that these use crunchy peanut butter which is what I usually have in the cupboard.
Thanks Janice. They’re a favourite here. xx
Yummy! This chocoholic wants some of these right now! Thanks so much for linking up with me at the Unlimited Monthly Link Party 23. Pinned!
Thank you Dee. You’re so welcome. Thank you for hosting xx
Chocolate cookies are my all time favourite!The pics are making me drool and luckily I have everything here already to make these.
my kids loves cookies.They loves chocolate.I was tried last week, it so tasty . my kids loved it.
Fantastic! Glad they went down well x
Got a batch coming out of the oven cooling right now….
You inspired me to have a go at them.
They smell divine
cheers Sue
Oooohhhh…. exciting! Sorry it has taken me so long to get back to you! I hope they were lovely and you enjoyed them as much as we did!! x
They look absolutely stunning Kate and I love love love chocolate and peanut butter! Thanks for linking up to #TreatPetite
Thanks Kat. You're welcome. You can't really go wrong with the chocolate-PB combo can you? Definitely a favourite of mine too! x
The cookies are fab, I would love to bake them. I'm not baking gluten free often, so I would love a challenge too.
Thanks Anca. The beauty of these is that because they are flourless, they are naturally gluten free. Let me know if you try them! x
Very nice recipe and they looks so perfectly made. I would dive in and grab a few!!
Thanks Alida. Once tried it is hard to stop at a few! xx
Oh my! I would need to stay WELL away from these because I'd demolish them all in one go! They look utterly incredible x
Yes Vicki…. they are rather dangerous….. But sometimes dangerous is worth it! x
these look seriously moreish Kate! Like mega yummy! I love your photos – I mean they always look fabulous, but they just make you want to reach in a grab a cookie to eat!
Thank you for linking up to #Bakeoftheweek x
Aww thanks Jenny. If they look on screen good enough to grab, then I will take that as a job well done! But good pics or not, they are 'mega yummy' for sure! x
Love the look of these and what a gorgeous shot too! Got a redundant jar of peanut butter that needs a make-over, I know what to do with it now!!!
Thank you Rebecca. I hope you enjoy(ed) them as much as us! x
Oh wow, these look so rich and alluring. Great news that they can be made in half an hour too – We are not the most patient in our house! Thanks so much for joining in with #BakeoftheWeek
Thanks Helen. I'm not very patient either so am always far happier with a quick start to finish recipe! x
Oh my – these look incredible!! I could quite happily scoff the lot 😀 Eb x
Thanks Eb….. Yes! I pretty much did! x
These biscuits look divine would never have guessed they were gluten free. The crumb looks delicious. Thank you for sharing on #CookBlogShare
Thanks Jacqueline. You're welcome xx
They look amazing and so inviting with all those lovely little cracks on them. I have to say it's a couple of years since I've made peanut butter cookies and so definitely time I revisited them. I'm also slowly going through and trying to remake some of my old recipes – It's hard to find time but so worth it! I'll have to try and remember the hashtag next time I remake something, although with the holidays coming up it might not be until September now! Thanks for sharing with #CookOnceEatTwice x
Thanks Corina. Two years is too long without Peanut Butter Cookies! Definitely time to revisit those old recipes xx
Wow Kate, these look amazing – somehow I find the cracks which develop as cookies bake is very inviting…and the flavour – well i can certainly understand why they soon disappeared.
I definitely need to do some #RecipeRefurb too
Angela x
Thanks Angela. I'm with you on the cookie cracks. I always think they make cookies look better! xx
these look so good – I was a stack of them – am sure they would not last long at my house!
and I know the feeling of wanting to update photos – occasionally I return to my favourite photos and give them an update, but not as much as I would like
Thanks Johanna. They are really good….. I am quite glad I had a load of people to share them with, or I probably would have eaten them all! x