Gluten Free Peanut Butter Cookies
Who doesn’t love peanut butter cookies? This simple recipe is so delicious, it will quickly become your favorite!
- Prep Time: 8 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 18 minutes
- Yield: 16 cookies 1x
Ingredients
Scale
- 3/4 cup flour (I use 1/4 cup each of quinoa flour, sorghum flour, and arrowroot powder)
- 1/2 teaspoon xanthan or guar gum (omit if you’re using a flour mix that already contains it)
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- pinch of salt
- 1/3 brown sugar
- 1/3 granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- 1 egg
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
- Combine flour, xanthan gum (if using), baking powder, and salt, and set aside
- Cream sugars and butter until light and fluffy
- Add peanut butter, egg, and vanilla and beat until fully incorporated
- Beat or stir in flour mixture until fully mixed, but not mixing more than necessary
- Drop by the tablespoon onto parchment-lined (or silicone mat-lined) baking sheets with at least 2 inches between each ball
- Use a flour-dipped fork to create hashmarks
- Bake for 10 minutes until beginning to brown on the edges, but still soft in the middle
- Remove from oven and let cool on cookie sheet
- Enjoy!