Desserts | Cookies | Flourless Peanut Butter-Chocolate Chunk Cookies by Virginia Wright

June 2, 2025

Recipe: Flourless Peanut Butter-Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Summary: For those of us out there who want a peanut butter chocolate chunk cookie

but want or need to watch our wheat intake. This flourless cookie is a delicious alternative to traditional chocolate chip peanut butter cookie recipes, minus the flour. I’m a cookie person; I love a cookie hot out of the oven with a cup of coffee. This has become our family's go-to cookie! It’s delicious and easy to make, plus it's flourless.

Ingredients

2 tsp. pure vanilla
1/2 cup white granulated sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 large egg
1-cup creamy peanut butter
1 tsp. baking powder
1/8 tsp. sea salt
1-cup chocolate chunks (or chocolate chips)
3/4-cup walnuts or pecans, chopped (optional)
1/2 cup raw crystallized sugar to roll cookie balls in (optional)

Instructions

Mix all ingredients in order given. Refrigerate the dough for 30 minutes to facilitate easier handling. Roll dough into balls; dip all sides in raw sugar (optional).
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Place balls on a cookie sheet and flatten with the tines of a fork.
Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes.
Take cookies out of the oven and place the whole cookie sheet on a cooling rack and let cookies cool on the baking sheet for ten minutes–this prevents crumbling. Then remove to the wire rack. Store in an airtight container.

Cooking note: When I first started making these cookies, I rolled the cookie balls in crystallized sugar, just like my grandmother used to do with her peanut butter cookies. However, since then, while the grandchildren prefer the extra sugar, I do not. My tastes have evolved, and I have learned to reduce my sugar intake. In addition to this, for all those who do not know me, it is my preference to buy all ingredients “Organic” where I can. If I can’t find organic chocolate chunks, I buy organic chocolate chips. Baking powder is not an item I have found in our local organic stores. However, I do buy it aluminum-free. I use sea salt as well. All other ingredients are also organic.

YouTube Video:

HOW LONG TO KEEP COOKIES IN OVEN TIP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2i94YWFTCiM&feature=youtu.be

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