Wholesome Peanut Butter Cookies (100% Fruit-Sweetened!)

In the event you solely attempt one wholesome cookie recipe on my web site, I hope it’s this one. My household fights over these cookies as a result of they style like a “common cookie” that you just’d purchase from a bakery. Not a wholesome cookie, however a very good, tender, flavorful cookie.

But, they’re magically gluten-free, dairy-free, egg-free, and fruit-sweetened.

I like making this dough with my children as a result of it’s not an enormous deal in the event that they need to taste-test the uncooked cookie dough. (Since there are not any eggs!) There’s additionally no butter or oil required, they usually come collectively in a single bowl in about 10 minutes. I can’t wait so that you can attempt these!

Date Cookie Recipe Components

• Medjool Dates. Store for these within the recent produce part of your grocery retailer so they’re as recent as potential. (Not within the bulk bin part, the place they are typically drier.) They need to look juicy and straightforward to separate aside together with your fingers to take away the pits.
• Peanut Butter. Use all-natural peanut butter that must be stirred whenever you first open the jar. I normally purchase unsalted peanut butter, however you probably have salted readily available, you would possibly need to use half the salt this recipe requires.
• Oat Flour. This can be a current addition to this recipe, as a result of my household wished cookies that tasted slightly extra just like the “actual factor.” Only a small quantity of flour (which is simply floor oatmeal) makes these style extra genuine.
• Baking Powder. After making these cookies for almost 10 years, I spotted that baking powder would make them brown slower than baking soda. These are likely to brown quick, so utilizing baking powder as a substitute of baking soda prevents them from burning too shortly.
• Vanilla Extract. I add this to create a traditional taste, however for those who’re out, it’s not a deal breaker.

Find out how to Make Wholesome Peanut Butter Cookies

Step 1:

Preheat the oven to 325ºF and line a big baking sheet with parchment paper. I can normally match 12 cookies to a half-sheet pan, so chances are you’ll need to put together a second pan if you wish to bake these all of sudden.

Within the bowl of a meals processor fitted with an S-blade, add 8 ounces of pitted Mejool dates. Safe the lid and course of briefly. It’s okay in the event that they kind a ball when processed.

Break up the ball barely with a spatula, then add 1 cup of peanut butter, 2 tablespoons of oat flour, 1 tablespoon of floor flax seeds, 3 tablespoons of water, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract, and 1/2 teaspoon of fantastic sea salt. (Use much less salt in case your peanut butter is salted.)

Step 2:

Safe the lid and course of the combination till it seems to be uniformly crumbly. It ought to stick collectively whenever you press it between your fingers.

Use a tablespoon or cookie scoop to scoop the dough and drop it onto the ready pan. It’s okay if it seems to be crumbly at first! When you’ve made 12 scoops onto the pan, roll them between your palms to make easy balls.

Then use a fork to flatten the cookies right into a traditional criss-cross sample. Sprinkle with flaky salt, if desired, then bake at 325°F for 12-13 minutes.

Step 3:

The cookies received’t look drastically totally different after they’ve baked. In reality, they are going to in all probability nonetheless really feel mushy after they come out of the oven, however that’s okay. Allow them to cool completley on the pan, for a minimum of half-hour.

As soon as the cookies have cooled, they need to be straightforward to choose up and have a young peanut butter cookie texture. Serve them at room temperature, or switch them to an hermetic container and refrigerate. My household loves consuming these chilly!

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