Gluten Free Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe (dairy free option)

My gluten free peanut butter cookies recipe is simple, easy and my BEST EVER recipe! You can easily make them dairy free too if you fancy.

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Prep Time 30

Cook Time 15

Chill time 2

Total Time 2 45

Servings

Calories 281kcal

Author Bex

100 g caster sugar
100 g light brown sugar
140 g butter melted, (or dairy free alternative)
160 g gluten free plain flour
250 g peanut butter (smooth or crunchy - but ideally a more creamy peanut butter)
1 egg
1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 tsp xanthan gum (if you don't have it, it doesn't matter so much for this recipe)

Place your caster and light brown sugar is a bowl. Add your melted butter and mix throughly until combined.
Add in your egg and vanilla and mix in until combined.
Next add your peanut butter. Using an electric handmixer. Mix until smooth and combined.
Then add in your gluten free flour, bicarbonate of soda and optionally a 1/4 tsp of xanthan gum. Mix together until fully combined.
Chill in the fridge for 1-2 hours (cover the bowl with cling film). You can chill for longer too if you want to make the dough in advance.
Preheat your oven to 160C Fan / 180C and prepare 2 large baking trays with baking paper.
Once the dough has chilled, remove from the fridge and roll into balls (mine weighed about 35g each).
This step is optional: put your granulated sugar onto a plate and gently roll each dough ball in it. This will give it a lovely sparkle and crunch when it comes out the oven. You can also push in a few small pieces of peanut into the top of each ball - optional once more.
Place on your baking tray (leave gaps between them as they spread) and bake in the oven for about 15 minutes.
Remove from the oven and allow them to cool on the baking tray. Move over to a cooling rack to finish cooling completely.
Enjoy!