These Almond Flour Peanut Butter Cookies are thick, chewy, and rolled in Turbinado sugar for a delicious crunchy finish. Bonus: they're vegan, gluten-free, and naturally sweetened!
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time8 minutesmins
Total Time18 minutesmins
Servings: 22cookies
Calories: 129kcal
Author: Jennifer Debth
Ingredients
1cupall natural peanut butter
½cuppure maple syrup
1tablespoonvanilla extract
1 ⅓cupsalmond flourspoon and leveled
1teaspoonbaking powder
½teaspoonsalt
Turbinado sugarfor rolling (use Organic Raw Cane Turbinado Sugar to keep these vegan)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and line a baking sheet with a silicone baking mat. Set aside.
Beat peanut butter, maple syrup, and vanilla until well combined.
Add in almond flour, baking powder, and salt.
Beat, again, until combined.
Optional - chill dough for 30 minutes. This isn’t necessary, but it makes the dough easier to work with.
Pour turbinado sugar into a medium sized bowl and set aside.
Using a small cookie scoop, scoop the dough, roll in turbinado sugar, then place onto the prepared baking sheet. Don’t place more than 12 cookies on the sheet.
Use a fork to gently press the dough in a criss-cross pattern.
Bake in preheated oven for 8 minutes.
Sprinkle with maldon sea salt (optional), cool for 2 minutes on the baking sheet, then move to a wire rack to finish cooling.