Flourless Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

This one bowl, no mixer recipe is a breeze to make and yields a chewy, delicious peanut butter cookie! So good, it’s hard to believe it only has seven ingredients and doesn’t need flour. And as it’s flourless, it’s ideal for those who are gluten-free.

Note: Gluten is found in certain grains. . . mainly wheat, barley, and rye. If you’re on a strict gluten-free diet, you’ll need to consider your other ingredients beyond flour. Ingredients that are naturally gluten-free (like baking chips), may come in contact with gluten during processing or packaging. For those managing signs and symptoms of celiac disease and other medical conditions associated with gluten, it’s important to use only ingredients that are certified gluten-free, verified by the manufacturer.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup smooth peanut butter
• 3/4 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• pinch of salt
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips or mini chips

To make these cookies without a mixer, here’s a tip: Microwave your peanut butter for 20 – 30 seconds, until it’s pourable, then you can mix your dough easily by hand with a spatula, blending the peanut butter with your brown sugar mixture.

Microwaving the peanut butter doesn’t affect the texture of the cookies and it will solidify again as it’s mixed with the other ingredients and chills in the fridge.

Stir in your chocolate chips and use a cookie scoop for easy scooping and portion out your batter evenly onto a parchment lined baking sheet.

Flatten the top of your cookies slightly then place your cookie sheet in the refrigerator for 30 minutes to chill. Chilling your cookie dough prior to baking improves the texture, making the cookies chewier and less crumbly.

If desired stud the top of the cookies with 2 – 3 additional chocolate chips and bake 8 – 10 minutes until cookies are tops are slightly crinkled and before edges begin to brown. Allow cookies to cool directly on baking sheet to firm up.

Find an easy recipe for Homemade Vanilla Extract, HERE. It comes together in five minutes and is ready to use in two months, improving as it ages.