Flourless Gluten-Free Peanut Butter Cookies (Dairy Free)
The BEST gluten-free peanut butter cookies! You only need 1 bowl and 6 simple ingredients to make delicious gluten-free and dairy-free cookies that are soft, chewy, and perfectly crisp. No butter, no flour, no fuss!
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What Makes This Recipe Great
Who would have thought that flourless peanut butter cookies would actually turn out to be one of the best cookies I’ve ever had?! In any cookie recipe I’ve ever made, flour and butter are staples. Not here! Delicious, chewy cookies with amazing peanut butter flavor, just 6 ingredients, zero dairy, and completely flourless. Same taste, same texture, chef’s kiss!
Enter the BEST Gluten Free Peanut Butter Cookies recipe (also dairy-free!)! Peanut butter lovers everywhere are going to want this recipe! Made with simple pantry staples: peanut butter, white sugar, brown sugar, vanilla, baking soda, and egg. I love this cookie recipe because it really is easy and fast to make. No stand mixer or hand mixer, no chilling the dough, no waiting for butter to soften, and no gluten free flour blend!
At any point in the day, you are less than 30 minutes away from freshly baked, dairy-free, gluten-free cookies. Just throw the 6 ingredients in a large mixing bowl, stir, scoop, and press the top of the cookies with a fork to give them that signature criss-cross pattern; bake, and enjoy! That. Is. It! These are so good I even made an Almond Butter version!
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Ingredient Notes
- creamy peanut butter: Skippy creamy peanut butter works best, in my opinion. They even have a “naturals” line that would work. Other natural peanut butter brands don’t yield a great result because they are too thin and oily. I recommend using a “no-stir” option.
- granulated white sugar
- brown sugar
- baking soda
- vanilla extract
- large egg: I haven’t tried this with a flax egg, chia egg, or other egg replacement, but if you do, let me know how it turns out in the comments below!
Step-by-Step Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees with the oven racks in the upper and lower third. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Combine all dry ingredients and wet ingredients in a large bowl. Stir to combine.
- Use a medium cookie scoop to scoop out cookie dough balls (1.5 tablespoon size dough balls). Put 9 cookies per sheet. Use a fork to make cross hatches on top of the dough.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes, until the edges are set and the centers are slightly puffed up. Rotate the cookie sheets halfway through baking. Cool on the cookie sheet for 5 minutes before eating.
- Leftovers will last in an airtight container for 1 week.
Expert Tips
- This is the cookie scoop I use and love!
- I have an even healthier version of this cookie made with coconut sugar, which is a natural sweetener. See my paleo almond butter cookies for the recipe.
- These cookies are not vegan, as they do contain an egg. I have not tested the recipe with an egg replacement. If you do, let me know how they turned out in the comments!
- If you are allergic to nut butter, you may be able to swap it out for sunflower seed butter. I have not tried this recipe with any seed butter, but it might work! Let me know in the comments if you try it.
- I’ve only tried this recipe with smooth peanut butter. If you try it with “crunchy” peanut butter, let me know how it turns out!
Storage Tips
Store your gluten-free peanut butter cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 week.
To freeze, let the cookies cool completely on a wire rack, then store in a freezer-safe ziptop bag and freeze for up to 3 months.
Recipe FAQs
Yes, peanut butter is naturally gluten free! However, I always recommend checking labels to make sure there’s no cross-contamination on manufacturer equipment.
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Amazing Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies (Gluten-Free & Dairy-Free)
Ingredients
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter, Skippy is the best!
- 1/2 cup granulated white sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 egg
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees with the oven racks in the upper and lower third. Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper.
- Combine all ingredients in a medium size mixing bowl. Stir to combine.
- Use a medium size cookie scoop to scoop out the dough (1.5 tablespoon size balls). Put 9 cookies per sheet. Use a fork to make cross hatches on top of the dough.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes, until the edges are set and the centers are slightly puffed up. Rotate the cookie sheets half way through baking. Cool on the cookie sheet for 5 minutes before eating.
- Leftover dairy-free, gluten-free peanut butter cookies will keep in an airtight container for 1 week.
Notes
Expert Tips
- This is the cookie scoop I use and love!
- I have an even healthier version of this cookie made with coconut sugar, which is a natural sweetener. See my paleo almond butter cookies for the recipe.
- These cookies are not vegan, as they do contain an egg. I have not tested the recipe with an egg replacement. If you do, let me know how they turned out in the comments!
- If you are allergic to nut butter, you might be able to swap it out for seed butter. I have not tried this recipe with any seed butters, but it might work! Let me know in the comments if you try it.
Storage Tips
- Store your gluten-free peanut butter cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 week.
- To freeze, let the cookies cool completely, then store in a freezer-safe ziptop bag and freeze for up to 3 months.
110 Comments on “Flourless Gluten-Free Peanut Butter Cookies (Dairy Free)”
i just made these cookies and they are everything you said they would and more!!! Thank you so much for sharing.
Yea! So glad you liked them Tiffany! Thanks for letting me know you liked my recipe, you made my night!
How can the sugar be reduced- can I lessen each sugar by a third and it not affect it
I’ve never tried it, but that should work. I’ve also made these with coconut sugar if you’re trying to avoid refined sugar! Works great!
I’ve made these twice THIS WEEK! TWICE! They are SO good. I made them basically as described only I used my convection oven and didn’t have to rotate during cooking. Thank you for sharing these! They are made with ingredients we always have in the pantry, they go together quick and are GF. It’s basically the perfect combination!
Yea! Aren’t they the best? I just love them! So glad you do too : )
Hi there!
Can these be made with coconut sugar?
Thanks!
Sloane
Yes! Use the same amount. I’ve made them with coconut sugar and they’re still amazing!
Thanks for the amazing recipe! My hubby has had major GI issues for years, and we finally saw a specialist who has recommended a 3 week elimination diet… 1 week no sugar, 1 no wheat, and one no dairy to see if his symptoms continue. He picked dairy elimination for his first week, thinking it was the easiest… but his favorite peanut butter cookies contain dairy (He eats them all day every day lol)!
I made your recipe and just took the last cookie sheet out, and half of the first sheet’s are already gone and he said he won’t eat a cookie that’s not from your recipe! So you got me thru the GF and dairy free weeks, I have no idea what we’ll do on his sugar free week…. thank goodness we stick to our PT schedules we are used to (I’m an AF retiree and he’s a Marine) so the hopefully the sugar and fat punch from this recipe won’t clobber us too much =)
But your recipe is delish, and we loved reminiscing about Full House… we’re both about between DJ and Stephanie’s ages lol, we just downloaded episodes to munch your treats and reminisce!!!
Looking forward to exploring your blog!
I’m so glad your husband liked them! This made my day! Loved everything you shared, including your love of Full House too : )
Delicious! I have to really control myself on these. Thanks for the recipe.
Thank You so much for this recipe!!! I am allergic to Dairy…These were delicious, speedy, and simple! I’ll have to check out some of your other recipes!
Yea! So glad you liked them! I have so many dairy free recipes, hope you find more favorites : )
hi! I made these and loved them. I’m wondering…what is the caloric intake for one cookie?
Wow! These are shockingly amazing cookies! So quick and easy! They also have a bit of protein so they are healthy, right?! Lol…Thanks so much!
Stumbled on this while looking for lactose free cookie recipes for my father-in-law. I think this is same or very similar to a recipe I used as a young poor mom. It was on C & H Sugar Box. Will put these in his (late)Christmas Box. I know he will Love them. Thanks for the Post!
These are delicious. I use natural peanut butter but its the creamy type (bjs and whole foods brands so far) and they both have worked wonderful. I love that they take 10 minutes and are a perfect sweet and peanut combo!
We’ve only watched 2 episodes of Fuller House and like it so far. Definitely brings back lots of fun memories :) These peanut butter cookies look like the perfect treat to munch on while catching up on NetFlix. Love that they’re dairy free and you don’t have to chill the dough
I just finished all of them! So fun! Really glad there is going to be a season 2. Thanks Kelly!
Hey Natalie, how can these cookies be dairy-free using 1 egg? What do you think eggs are? Can’t even eat eggs either because they are “Dairy”! Where can I get truly dairy-free recipes?
Eggs are not dairy :) Things that are dairy have to come from milk. Eggs are technically poultry. People just think they’re dairy bc they are in the same part of the grocery store.
I want to try these but i’m going for a vegan style so no eggs. I just want to try it because my girlfriend is border line vegan and I need some recipes in my repertoire. i can use a 1/4 a cup of applesouce or bananas for the 1 egg substitute. It may have a slightly different taste but i’m sure it will still come out great for her. I am game anyway besides I like to cook.
This should work with a vegan egg substitute. I know a flax egg works really well for most cookies. I’ve never tried that with this, but I would imagine it would be the way to go since it shouldn’t change the taste. If you try any will you let me know how it turns out so I can share it with others? You’re such a great boyfriend making her vegan cookies!
The original Full House was definitely before my time, but I’m still loving the new Fuller House! I should probably go back and watch the older ones sometime! ;) And these cookies? GAH, how much more guilt-free and gorgeous can a peanut butter cookie get?? These look like excellent little milk dunkers!
Full house was just a litttttle bit before my time. It’s funny, because the Olsen twins are only 4 months younger than me. Whenever I watch an episode, I think how I was their same age doing the same things when these episodes came out. My sister and I were really in to the reruns though. And yes, these are great milk dunkers!
I’ve only watched the first 3 episodes of fuller house (because Ben won’t watch them…sadface!) But I was pleasantly surprised! It totally has the same feel as the original. And these cookies look SO good! I love that you don’t have to chill the dough…it has often been essential in some of my recipes and such a pain in the butt. Momma wants her cookies ASAP! :P
I really like them too! I’m having so much fun watching them. I like that there are a few more “adult” jokes in them. Excited they picked it up for season 2! And I do love that you don’t have to chill this dough. The faster I can cook and eat my cookies the better!
I’ve never watched Full House when I was younger because I grew up in Brazil and they didn’t have this show there. But it sounds fun. I will check if there is this show on Netflix Canada. And these cookies look delicious ;-)
I hope they have it on your Netflix. It is so fun to watch! Thanks Olivia : )
Quick and with on-hand ingredients? Count me in! My husband doesn’t like peanut butter, oddly (I know — what’s wrong with him…), but that just means more for me. :) My parents binge-watched “Fuller House” this week and said it was really cute, so I might have to cave and finally get a Netflix subscription. I feel old admitting I don’t have one! ;) I still pay for cable! Haha.
He doesn’t like peanut butter?! How is that possible?! We go thru an embarrassing amount of peanut butter. But hey, just means more for you! And Fuller House is super cute. Use your parents Netflix login! That’s what we do. Shhhh…don’t tell Netflix ;-)
Quick question. Do these come out crunchy or chewy?
I would describe the peanut butter cookies as crispy on the outside and tender on the inside Allison. You can always adjust the cooking time, less for a softer cookie, more for a crispier cookie. I sure hope you like them!
Full House was my favorite show when I was younger, too! I haven’t seen any of the Fuller House episodes yet, but I’ll have to check them out! These cookies look so good! I love how easy they are to make, and I see why you’re making a batch so often! ;)
You’ve gotta check it out. It’s so cute! And thanks! I made another batch last night. And ate 4. Gah!
Mmm I’ve made a similar recipe before, and they’re SOOO good. Without the butter and flour, all you taste is peanut butter, which is a BIG plus in my book :) I want to grab one out of the screen! And that’s so fun that Shawn and you are watching Full House together. I can’t believe he had never seen it!
Yes, tons of peanut butter flavor! You’re so right. I just love them. And I can’t believe he had never seen it either! It’s a childhood essential!
Peanut butter cookies are a total childhood favourite of mine. Loved when my mom would make those. And these ones look perfect! I haven’t watched Fuller House yet, but I loved Full House too, so I’ll have to watch it!
Thanks Stacey! I can’t get enough of these peanut butter cookies. Mmm! You are going to have such fun watching Fuller House, it is super cute.
These are awesome.. I made them with almond butter super tastey.. Love that they are Gf..
I’ve made them with almond butter too! Glad you liked them Jennifer!
Can I use chunky peanut butter?
Oh my gosh, Nick at Nite was my favorite when I was little! I remember one summer they had a thing called “block party summer” where they would show episodes of all the classics every night of the week. I loved Bewitched and I Love Lucy. Now nick at nite just isn’t the same anymore…is it even called that anymore? And I can’t WAIT to watch Fuller House…and yay for season two coming out! These cookies look SO good! Love that it’s just one bowl and a few ingredients!
My sister and I would stay up late in the summer watching Nick at Nite. It was the only option! And yes, Bewitched! Didn’t you want to have magic powers like Samantha? You’re going to have such fun watching Fuller House, it’s super cute.