Healthy Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Healthy peanut butter cookies with puddles of dark chocolate in every bite. These incredible dairy-free and gluten-free peanut butter cookies are made in one bowl in under 30 minutes. The perfect treat kiddos and adults will love!
Servings 10 cookies
Calories 228cal
Ingredients
- Wet ingredients:
- ½ cup (128g) natural creamy peanut butter (just peanuts and salt as the ingredients)
- 2 ½ tablespoons melted and cooled coconut oil (or sub melted butter or melted vegan butter)
- ½ cup (77g) coconut sugar
- 1 large egg, at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Dry ingredients:
- ½ cup (56g) packed fine blanched almond flour
- 3 tablespoons coconut flour (do not pack)
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 (2.5 ounce) dark chocolate bar (at least 72%), coarsely chopped* (or about 1/3 cup chocolate chips)
- Fancy Maldon salt (or sea salt), for sprinkling on top
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, add peanut butter, melted and cooled coconut oil, coconut sugar, egg and vanilla extract. Mix until well combined, smooth and creamy.
- Add in the almond flour, coconut flour, baking soda and salt; mix with a wooden spoon until well combined. Fold in the chocolate chunks.
- Use a cookie scoop to drop dough onto the prepared baking sheet, placing dough 2 inches apart. Bake for 9-12 minutes. As soon as cookies come out of the oven, sprinkle them with a little sea salt. Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing them. Makes 10 cookies.
Notes
*to make these dairy free, make sure to use dairy free or vegan chocolate.
I do not recommend using any other flours than what I have listed in the recipe. I have only tested as is. Oat flour may work okay for the coconut flour, but as mentioned I have not tested it.
See the full post for storing and freezing instructions.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 228cal | Carbohydrates: 18.7g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 5.5g | Fiber: 3.8g | Sugar: 12.7g