If you love peanut butter and chocolate, you have to try these peanut flour cookies! They’re easy to make in one bowl with just 10 ingredients, and they’re completely plant-based!

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I love peanut butter, and lately, I’ve found myself reaching for peanut flour to add a little flavor to my smoothies and yogurt bowls. So then I started thinking, what else could I make with it? Turns out, it’s perfect for cookies! By replacing some of the flour with peanut flour, it adds a delicious peanut taste and it’s an easy way to add just a tiny bit more protein to my cookies!

If you’re looking for a cookie made with regular peanut butter, try these healthy peanut butter cookies!

Peanut Flour Cookies

What is peanut flour?

Peanut flour is made from peanuts with the oil pressed out, then ground into flour. PB2 started making it 2007 and since then, lots of other brands have popped up on the market! You can even find it at Trader Joe’s and Aldi! If you’re having trouble finding it on grocery store shelves, you can always get it on Amazon. Lately, I’ve been ordering the organic kind from PBfit. It does have a bit of added sugar, but it’s only a small amount.

How to Make Peanut Flour Cookies

Combine all the dry ingredients.
Mix until combined.
Stir in the wet ingredients and fold in the chocolate chips. Scoop into rounded tablespoons.
Bake for 10-12 minutes or until set.

Tips for Perfect Cookies

  • Ground flaxseed mixed with water makes an egg substitute that helps hold the cookies together. If you don’t have flaxseeds, you can substitute chia seeds instead.
  • I like to use mini chocolate chips so you get a little chocolate in every bite.
  • I recommend lining your baking sheet with parchment paper so you don’t have to worry about the cookies sticking. Also, be aware that these cookies do spread quite a bit!

More Healthy Cookie Recipes

If you’re looking for other healthy cookie recipes, try my Healthy Oatmeal Cookies, Applesauce Cookies, or these 3 Ingredient Breakfast Cookies!

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Peanut Flour Cookies

Peanut Flour Cookies

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  • Author: Liz Thomson
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 12 minutes
  • Total Time: 22 minutes
  • Yield: 8 cookies 1x
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: Baked
  • Cuisine: Dessert
  • Diet: Vegan
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Description

If you love peanut butter and chocolate, you have to try these peanut flour cookies! They’re easy to make in one bowl with just 10 ingredients and they’re completely plant based!

Ingredients

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  • 1 tablespoon ground flaxseed or 1 tablespoon chia seeds (see note)
  • 3 tablespoons water
  • 1/2 cup peanut flour (Gently spoon this into a measuring cup. Do not pack it.)
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/8 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/8 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup coconut sugar
  • 2 tablespoons coconut oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/3 cup chocolate chips (I used vegan dark chocolate chips)

Instructions

  1. Heat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. In a small bowl, mix the ground flax with the water and set aside.
  3. Combine the peanut flour, all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda.
  4. In a separate bowl, combine the coconut sugar with melted coconut oil, and vanilla. Add the flaxseed mixture and stir until combined.
  5. Add the flour mixture to the coconut sugar mixture and stir until combined.
  6. Add chocolate chips and stir until mixed.
  7. Drop rounded tablespoons of dough onto a baking sheet.
  8. Bake for 10-12 minutes until set.

Notes

Ground flaxseed mixed with water makes an egg substitute that helps hold the cookies together. If you don’t have flaxseed, you can substitute chia seeds instead.

This makes a small batch of 8 cookies. Feel free to double the recipe, if desired.

This post was originally published in 2010. Updated March 2024.