These gluten-free peanut butter cookies use just 5 simple ingredients and are irresistibly delicious.
This recipe for peanut butter cookie is ready in under 20 minutes – from start to finish. Plus, since they’re naturally gluten-free, they’re a simple treat everyone can enjoy. One bite and you’ll see why this recipe has been on repeat in my kitchen for years.
I first shared this recipe back in 2014, and for the next few years I made them at least once a week – I was completely hooked. They’re even better than traditional peanut butter cookies: chewy, crisp around the edges, and full of peanut butter flavor.
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My family loves peanut butter, although my daughter Jersey has a bit of a love-hate relationship with it. She won’t eat it plain or in a sandwich, but add sugar and suddenly she’s all in.
My favorite easy, go-to breakfast is peanut butter and jelly toast with bananas, honestly, I eat it for dinner sometimes too. There’s just something about peanut butter that’s comforting, filling, and always hits the spot.
My second favorite peanut butter recipe is my Peanut Butter Hot Fudge Sauce. It’s rich, creamy, and completely over-the-top delicious drizzled over ice cream, brownies, or eaten straight from the spoon. If you’re a peanut butter lover like we are, it’s absolutely a must-make.
Crunchy vs Creamy Peanut Butter
Creamy peanut butter gives cookies a softer, smoother texture and helps create that classic chewy peanut butter cookie. Crunchy peanut butter adds extra texture and little peanut pieces throughout the cookies for a bit more crunch and nutty flavor, crunchy is my preference for this recipe.
With that said either works great and it just depends on the texture you prefer.
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Gluten-Free Peanut Butter Cookies
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Ingredients
- 1 cup peanut butter creamy or crunchy – both work!
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 egg beaten
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F degrees.
- In a medium mixing bowl, stir together all peanut butter, brown sugar, egg (beaten), baking powder and vanilla until well blended. It will look creamy, smooth and glossy. You should not be able to see any egg throughout the batter.
- Using a cookie dough scooper, scoop the dough and place the dough on the cookie sheet.
- Bake 11-12 minutes. Allow the cookies to cool on the cookie sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Here is the first photo I took of this recipe back in August 2014.
Thank you so much for sharing! I have a few friends that are gluten free, so it is always helpful to have these recipes available!
Can’t wait for you to make it for them! xo San
They look perfect! Gluten-free, huh? You sure make it appealing!
SO amazing! A Must TRY! xo San
These look delicious. I have never tried making gluten free cookies. They sound great.
You must try these, make it your first. xo San
G’day! These look delicious! I could go for one right now!
Cheers! Joanne
Thanks Joanne! xo San
Peanut butter is our #1 staple. These cookies would be gone before they had time to cool off!
Us too! We could live on it. xo San
I love easy to make cookies and peanut butter sounds really good right now. I’ll have to test this recipe with my kiddos.
IT is easy and amazing! Make in like 20 minutes. xo San
These sound fantastic! I’m wishing I had one right now!
Wish I could bring you one, well I can tomorrow. xo San
Those look really good. I love Peanut Butter cookies. Yum!
Thanks girl! xo San
These looks absolutely delicious. 😀 Mmm, the sugar alone got me! Love that they are GF.
Thanks they are the best ever! xo San
Mmmmmm…soft peanut butter cookies…I want them now! Those look fantastic!
My M-I-L suffers from Celiac Disease and has to manage her gluten intake. I’m sending these to her for a sweet treat!
Oh I am so glad she will be able to enjoy this recipe! xo San
That’s a nice way to make gluten-free appealing. I’d love to try these.
Thanks Rosey I hope you do, you will love them. xo San
I LOVE peanut butter and I LOVE soft cookies so great combination to me!
Best combination is so right! xo San
Peanut butter cookies are one of my faves. I love that you were able to keep them chewy and delicious, and gf.
They are the best ever and so easy! xo San
I just made peanut butter cookies for my family yesterday. But they are not gluten free.
Debi try these next time you won’t be disappointed and they are so easy! xo San
I am so going to make these! They look soooo good.
Thx for the recipe.
Erica, they will be a hit! xo San
How delicious! I want to try these out! Yummy!
Those look pretty amazing. We may have to try them.
Thanks Amber! xo San
We love peanut butter but haven’t tried the gluten free peanut butter cookies yet. From the looks of it, it looks delicious and easy to make. A must try.
Super easy, let me know what you think! xo San
Going to try this amazing recipe tonight!
Payal – how was it? Can’t wait to hear back. xo San
Your cookies are GORGEOUS! Pinning. And many thanks for linking to my peanut butter sheet cake!
It looks delicious! But, do you tell me where I can find Adams All Natural Peanut Butter?
These look delicious, but what if you live in an area where Adams peanut butter isn’t available? This is a pet peeve of mine about blog recipes.
You can use any peanut butter you wish.