Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
Decadent and delicious peanut butter chocolate chip cookies. This healthy cookie recipe with peanut butter and chocolate chips is super easy to make and is gluten-free.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Total Time: 22 minutes
- Yield: 36 cookies 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Healthy
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegan
Ingredients
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Wet Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons ground flax seed
- 1/2 cup hot water
- 1 cup smooth peanut butter
- 2 tablespoons blackstrap molasses
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Dry Ingredients
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon salt (omit if using salted peanut butter)
- 1 cup chocolate chips (use vegan chips for dairy-free)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- In a medium size bowl make your flax egg. Combine the ground flax seed and hot water, mix with a spatula until combined and set aside for about 5 minutes.
- In a large bowl combine all dry ingredients: oats, sugar, shredded coconut, baking powder, salt, and chocolate chips. Mix all ingredients to combine.
- Back to the wet ingredients—add the peanut butter, molasses, and vanilla extract to the flax egg. Mix everything together until well combined.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the bowl of dry ingredients. Scrape down the sides to make sure you get all the peanut butter gooeyness. Mix the cookie dough by hand using a spatula until all dry ingredients are combined.
- Scoop out approximately 1-inch balls of cookie dough onto a baking sheet. Space out cookie dough balls at least 1 inch apart. Bake for about 12 minutes. Let cookies rest for at least 10 minutes before removing them from the baking sheet. Chef always gets the first cookie!