Almond Flour Peanut Butter Cookies

Name: Almond Flour Peanut Butter Cookies
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Ingredients: 1½ cups almond flour (or almond meal); ½ cup creamy peanut butter (I used Creamy and Salted ); ¼ cup maple syrup (or monk fruit sweetener)

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This one bowl easy recipe makes excellent 3-ingredient Almond Flour Peanut Butter Cookies in just 20-minutes. Homemade peanut butter cookies made with almond flour are wonderfully soft, moist, tasty and healthy. They are full of clean and pantry staple ingredients.

Almond flour peanut butter cookies served on the plate.

These Vegan Almond flour peanut butter cookies are pure deliciousness. They are grain free, naturally sweetened and gluten free. I am including instructions to make them in the air fryer or oven.

Almond flour is my favorite choice when it comes to wholesome grain-free flour for baking. Almond Flour Mug Cake, Almond flour edible cookie dough and Almond flour chocolate chip cookies are our must-try almond flour recipes. Carrot Almond Pudding aka Gajar Halwa as well as Badam Burfi also uses it.

Recipe Highlights

Vegan
Gluten free
Grain free
Eggless
1-Bowl cookies -no fancy equipment needed.
Needs only 3 ingredients that are pantry friendly
Healthy cookies with soft chewy texture and little crumb.
Full of Energy boosting plant protein
Perfect for dessert, breakfast or healthy after-workout or afterschool snack.

Ingredients

Almond Flour : I used finely blanched almond flour. You can also use almond meal which has ground almond skin but the texture will be more grainy than almond flour. I typically buy a big bag at Costco. Trader Joe’s also has excellent almond flour.

Peanut Butter : I highly recommend you use quality salted peanut butter. It should ideally have only 2 ingredients – peanuts and sea salt. Avoid peanut butter where sugar is a main filler.

Sweetener : I am using maple syrup as a natural sweetener. It adds deep rich and earthy flavors to these cookies. To make these cookies keto friendly, use monk fruit sweetener or erythritol.

Helpful Hint : Store your Almond Flour in the refrigerator. It retains the nutty taste, extends the shelf life and stops it from going rancid.

Substitutions

Add a tablespoon of vanilla extract, peppermint extract or almond extract for additional flavors.

You can use seed butter especially sun butter or tahini as well as almond butter in place of peanut butter.

How To Make

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or silicon liner.

In a medium mixing bowl, add the almond flour , peanut butter and maple syrup. Stir well. Use a fork or silicone spatula to mix all the ingredients together. The dough will be sticky and thick, but just keep mixing until incorporated.

Mixing all ingredients in a large bowl to form a cookie dough.

Using the cookie scoop or a spoon measure, divide the dough into 12 balls and place on your tray. Use a slightly wet fork and press down on each cookie dough balls to form a crisscross pattern on top of each cookie.

Making crisscross pattern on the cookies with a fork.

Pro Tip : Unlike other cookies with baking soda or baking powder, these cookies do not spread while baking. So make sure to shape the cookies to the size and thickness you like before you bake them. However, do not spread them too thin otherwise they will not hold the shape.

Put the baking tray in the oven bake for 10 minutes. ( or air fry at 325 degree Fahrenheit for 10 minutes.) Remove promptly and let them cool for 10 minutes ( without touching them ) After the 10 minute rest, transfer the cookies to a cooling rack for another 5-10 minutes.

The prepared cookies on the air fryer basket ready to be baked.

Important Tip : It is very important to let the cookies cool off when they come out of oven. Do not touch them because they will fall apart instantly. They harden and edges get crispy as they cool off.

Pro Tips

If you are using unsalted peanut butter, add a teaspoon of salt to balance the flavors. I prefer smooth and creamy peanut butter but crunchy also works if you like bits and pieces of peanuts in your cookies.
If you notice that dough is sticking to the fork when making the crisscross pattern, wet your fork with water before pressing into your dough. This will help prevent the fork from sticking to the dough. Dip the fork into water after every few cookies.
Do not over-bake the cookies. 10 minutes is perfect time. They do look soft and undercooked, but they harden as they cool down.
You must allow these cookies to cool off at least 10 minutes when they come out of oven.
Similar to Date Nut Energy Balls , Chocolate Peanut Clusters, Peppermint Bark , Chocolate Dipped Pretzels and Homemade Chocolate fudge, these cookies are our holiday favorites for edible homemade gifts. People love them for cookie exchange parties during Christmas.

Recipe FAQs

What is the difference between almond flour and almond meal?

Almond flour is made from ground almonds to refined texture. Typically its made by blanching the almonds in boiling water to remove the almond skins. The almonds are then ground and sifted into flour. Almond meal is a courser textured flour made from grinding the almonds with the skin on.

Are Almond Flour Peanut Butter cookies keto?

Almond flour is a great grain free flour alternative for those on a keto diet since it also is lower in carbs than most other traditional flours. Use keto approved sweetener and peanut butter to make these cookies low carb-keto.

How to store peanut butter almond flour cookies?

Your almond flour peanut butter cookies will keep in a sealed container, or tightly wrapped, at room temperature for up to 3 days. You may refrigerate them for up to 1 week and freeze them for up to 3 months.

Are Almond Flour Peanut Butter Cookies healthy?

These almond flour peanut butter cookies are soft, thick and so chewy. They are high in plant protein and low carb and naturally sweetened. 1 cookie has 161 calories, 5 gm of protein, 76 mg of potassium, 2 gm of fiber, 6 gm of sugar and 10 g of carbohydrates.

Almond flour peanut butter cookies on the plate. Showing a bite of the cookie for smooth soft texture of these low carb, keto, vegan and gluten free cookies.

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