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almond flour peanut butter cookies on a wire rack.
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Almond Flour Peanut Butter Cookies

These Almond Flour Peanut butter Cookies are absolutely delicious with a tender crumb, high in protein, low carb and loaded with chocolate chips. Enjoy them warm with a glass of ice cold milk for the most decadent treat!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword almond flour peanut butter cookies, gluten free peanut butter cookies, peanut butter chocolate chip cookies
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 16 cookies
Calories 278kcal
Author Maria Doss

Ingredients

Dry Ingredients

  • 2 cups almond flour super fine
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon salt plus more for topping

Wet Ingredients

Addional ingredients

Instructions

  • Pre heat oven to 350°F (or 177°C) and line two large baking pans with parchment paper and set aside.
  • Add all dry ingredients into a medium bowl and whisk to combine.
  • Add all wet ingredients into another larger bowl and beat with a hand held electric beater for 2 minutes, until creamy and fluffy.
  • Add almond flour mixture and continue beating (begin on low and then increase to high), until mixed in. Stir in chocolate chips with a spatula or large spoon.
  • Check Consistency - Roll a piece of dough into a ball, it should very soft but not sticky. If the dough feels a little dry/firm, then mix in 1 to 2 tablespoons milk.
  • 5. Using a cookie scoop, make about 3 tablespoons measure mounds on the prepared baking sheets (spacing them evenly).
  • 6. Using the back of measuring cup, flatten cookies to about ½-inch thickness. Make sure that there is at least 1 ½ inches gap between the cookie dough.
  • Optional Step - Make rounder cookies - Gently roll the dough balls into a ball using the palm of your hands, place on the baking sheet and then flatten them to get even round shaped cookies.
  • 7. Bake cookies, one sheet at a time for 13 to 14 minutes, rotating pan half way through baking, until cookies are spread and get golden brown around the edges.
  • 8. Place pan on a wire rack and immediately, top cookies with more chocolate chips and a sprinkling of salt on top.
  • 9. Repeat process with the remaining baking pan.
  • 10. Cool (cookies will firm up as they cool) and store in an air tight container at room temperature.

These cookies are best enjoyed WARM (microwave a cookie for 15 to 20 seconds, longer might make them fall apart) with a glass of ice cold milk - YUM!

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    Notes

    An electric mixer comes handy to beat the butters, egg and sugar creamy and fluffy.
    Make them dairy free – Use room temperature coconut oil instead of butter and use vegan chocolate chips.
    Flatten the dough – Cookie recipes made with peanut butter prevents normal spreading. After you shape the dough into scoops, flatten them with the palm of your hands or the back of a measuring cup to help them spread more while they bake.
    Use dark brown sugar for best tasting cookie – The deep molasses flavor is delicious for the recipe.
    Under Bake – Peanut Cookies tend to get hard when over baked. So we recommend slightly underbaking them (about 13 minutes is perfect for one batch).

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 278kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 23mg | Sodium: 139mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 17g