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Home » Vegan Recipes » Recipe: Vegan Peanut Butter Cookies

Recipe: Vegan Peanut Butter Cookies

July 5, 2018

These chewy vegan peanut butter cookies are totally moreish and so easy to make! #vegan #plantbased #veganfood #peanutbutter
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Everyone has their own idea of what makes a ‘perfect’ cookie, don’t they.  Are you in the chewy or the crunchy camp? Slightly salty or very sweet? Round and thick or large and thin?  Well if you like chewy, salty, large thin-ish cookies, then my vegan peanut butter cookies will be for you…. read on!

Peanut butter is super-trendy at the moment, (not that it ever went out of fashion), and with good reason.  I’m sure there’s some ratio of salty-sweet and fat-protein that our bodies are programmed to crave, and peanut butter really hits the spot.  Perfect for vegans, of course, as peanuts are jam-packed with protein, vitamins and minerals.

(The sugar content is of course less good for you, so just have one at a time!).

These chewy vegan peanut butter cookies are totally moreish and so easy to make! #vegan #plantbased #veganfood #peanutbutter

 

You could also mix up the recipe by:

  • Using almond or cashew butter and chopped almonds/cashews in place of peanuts
  • Adding dark chocolate chips instead of the peanuts (check they are vegan)
  • Adding sultanas or dried cranberries for a fruity twist

These deliciously chewy vegan peanut butter cookies are totally moreish and so easy to make! #vegan #plantbased #veganfood #peanutbutterDon’t forget to pin the recipe for later, or to share with friends → → → → →

 

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These vegan peanut butter cookies are deliciously chewy totally moreish and so easy to make! #vegan #plantbased #veganfood #peanutbutter

Vegan Peanut Butter Cookies: Equipment & Shopping List

You will need:

  • Baking tray
  • Baking parchment or greaseproof paper
  • Food mixer (or large bowl and electric whisk)

Shopping List:

  • Dairy-free milk
  • Dairy-free margarine
  • Peanuts
  • Peanut butter
  • Caster sugar
  • Dark brown muscavado sugar
  • Vanilla extract
  • Plain flour
  • Bicarbonate of soda
These chewy vegan peanut butter cookies are totally moreish and so easy to make! #vegan #plantbased #veganfood #peanutbutter

Vegan Peanut Butter Cookies

Kate Ford | The Veg Space
These chewy peanut butter are the perfect protein-packed after-school snack.
5 from 8 votes
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Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 15 mins
Total Time 25 mins
Course Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 12 cookies
Calories 272 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 185 g peanut butter (I used crunchy, but smooth will work fine too)
  • 85 g dairy-free margarine
  • 95 g caster sugar
  • 100 g dark brown muscavado sugar
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 160 g plain flour
  • 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • 2 tbsp dairy-free milk
  • 50 g peanuts (I like to use salted peanuts, but use unsalted if you prefer a sweeter cookie)

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 160°C / 320°F / Gas Mark 3.
  • In a food mixer (or large bowl and electric whisk) beat together the peanut butter, dairy-free margarine, sugar and vanilla extract until smooth.
  • Stir in the flour, bicarbonate of soda and dairy-free milk until fully combined.  Roughly chop the peanuts, add to the bowl and mix until they are evenly spread through the dough.
  • Divide the dough into 12 balls of a fairly equal size, and place on a baking tray covered with baking parchment or greaseproof paper.  Squash the balls with a fork in a cross pattern, then bake for 15 minutes.
  • Remove the cookies from the oven after 15 minutes - they will still be very soft, don't panic! They will harden as they cool - this is the secret to a chewy cookie.  After 10-15 minutes they should be firm enough to move to a cooling rack, (or to eat if you just can't wait!).

Nutrition

Calories: 272kcal
Keyword vegan peanut butter cookies
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Comments

  1. Corina Blum says

    July 5, 2018 at 8:22 pm

    I am a big peanut butter fan and I love peanut butter cookies! There is something about them that is so addictive and I am definitely in the chewy camp too. Thanks so much for sharing with #CookOnceEatTwice!

    Reply
  2. Alina | Cooking Journey Blog says

    July 6, 2018 at 10:43 am

    I would love to pack these as snacks while traveling!

    Reply
  3. Shelby says

    July 6, 2018 at 11:44 am

    Peanut Butter Cookies are one of my very favorites! I will choose it over Chocolate Chip any day. I love the chewy cookies the best.

    Reply
  4. Lisa says

    July 6, 2018 at 1:48 pm

    My daughter is allergic to peanuts, so we avoided having them in the house while she was a child… but she’s in college now — so we are back to being a peanut and peanut butter household. Thanks for this!

    Reply
  5. Dannii says

    July 6, 2018 at 1:53 pm

    It doesn’t get much better than a dessert with peanut butter in it. I could eat all of these.

    Reply
  6. soniya r saluja says

    July 6, 2018 at 5:00 pm

    Me and my kids are big peanut butter fan and I am always looking for delicious and eat cookies recipes.. looks like my search is over.. can’t wait to try it!

    Reply
  7. Jo Allison / Jo's Kitchen Larder says

    July 7, 2018 at 8:24 pm

    These sound absolutely divine. I’m definitely in a chewy cookie camp plus love peanut butter so I’m sure these would definitely hit the spot. My 7-year-old shares my taste in this department so might have to try these ! 🙂

    Reply
  8. Emmy Lymn says

    July 10, 2018 at 8:20 am

    Hi Kate, thanks for sharing. Forgive my naive question. When you say dairy-free milk do we just choose what we like, ie. soy, almond, etc.? I tried searching on Amazon for dairy free milk butI just saw all sorts of nuts, coconut milk and others.

    Reply
    • Andrea E says

      September 21, 2018 at 1:58 pm

      Yes, dairy-free just means soy, almond or whatever you like that doesn’t harm cows! I usually use soy because it has the highest protein content, so mimics cow’s milk better. Almond is great too.

      Reply
  9. Jennifer Berkey says

    December 31, 2018 at 11:03 am

    I am loving this cookie recipe. I will be making it again this New Year’s Eve Party celebration. My kids love it and they won’t stop eating. Thanks for this. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Xoxo.

    Reply
  10. EJ says

    April 26, 2020 at 9:25 am

    These are the BEST peanut butter cookies ever! I add a tablespoon of dissolved instant coffee and 4 tablespoon of rolled oats instead of peanuts. They are amazing thanks for the recipe!

    Reply
  11. Prisanna says

    October 6, 2020 at 7:02 pm

    Hi, I made this recipe and absolutely adored it. However, I tried to use the recipe again for regular chocolate chip cookies (no peanut butter) and It was a disaster! Could you please give me any tips on how to amend the recipe when not incorporating PB
    Thanks!

    Reply
    • Kate Ford says

      October 7, 2020 at 9:04 am

      So glad they worked out first tine Prisanna. The peanut butter is fairly fundamental to the recipe here as it binds the dough as well as flavours, so you could just add the chocolate chips in too but don’t leave out the peanut butter. I am planning a separate chocolate chip cookie recipe at some point as I’ve been experimenting with the recipe, will let you know when I get round to posting it!

      Reply
  12. LINDA YON says

    November 3, 2020 at 9:21 am

    Hi Kate, just posted a batch of cookies to my student son and his housemates, currently in lock down in Brighton. No better way to cheer them up!
    Also many thanks for your recipes especially the cakes and tray bakes, I f.ind the results so reliable that I only cook vegan cakes now, whether they are for the family or non-vegan friends for special occasions.
    Secretly spreading the word!

    Reply
    • Kate Ford says

      November 3, 2020 at 11:06 am

      That’s so lovely to hear Linda, thanks so much! Hope the cookies cheer up your son and his mates, not a fun time to be a student at the moment, they have all my sympathy.

      Reply

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