Chewy Gluten-Free Peanut Butter Cookies

If you’re looking for a tasty gluten-free cookie recipe, look no further. Unlike many gluten-free cookie recipes, these peanut butter cookies are delicious and chewy, not dry and crumbly.

You’ll also only need common ingredients you probably already have in your kitchen, no need to shop around for oddball things you’ll never use again.

This recipe is from my great, great grandmother. I took my great, great grandmother’s original peanut butter cookie recipe and simply substituted my favorite 1-to-1 gluten-free flour blend and the cookies turned out PERFECT. 

I have also tried a dairy-free version by using the dairy-free “vegan butter” found in the butter section of the grocery store. They’re still delicious though not as perfectly textured as the regular butter version.

Anyways, without further comments, here is the Best Gluten-Free Peanut Butter Cookie recipe:

Chewy Gluten-Free Peanut Butter Cookies

Ingredients:

1 1/4 cup 1-to-1 gluten-free flour blend*
3/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup cane sugar (or regular granulated sugar)
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup peanut butter
1 egg beaten well

*I use Bob’s Red Mill 1-to-1 gluten-free flour. I haven’t used other gluten-free flour mixes for this so your results may vary if you choose a different blend.

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.

In a small bowl, sift and stir together the gluten-free flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.

In a separate mixing bowl, cream the stick of softened butter until fluffy.

You’ll need both brown sugar and regular granulated sugar (or cane sugar for this recipe.)

Note: while I normally try to stick with non-refined sugars, this recipe is so perfect as it is, I use regular sugars as Grandma called for it. I’ve tried subbing coconut sugar for the brown sugar and it doesn’t work as well. I’m still working on a non-refined sugar version but I know many of you gluten-free folks will be happy to see a “normal” recipe simply turned gluten-free without other variations so here you go…

Add the sugars along with the peanut butter (I use a natural peanut butter without added sugar) to the creamed butter in your mixing bowl and mix well.

Next add the egg and mix thoroughly.

Add the flour mixture gradually beating well after each addition.

Mix until smooth.

Roll or drop the dough into 1-2″ balls (depending on how large you want your cookies) and place about 2″ apart on a cookie sheet.

Dip a fork into gluten-free flour and criss-cross press the cookies.

Bake for 8-10 minutes or until the cookies appear set and the edges just begin to brown. Do not overbake or the cookies will become more crisp and less chewy.

Let cool for a few minutes before removing from the cookie sheet.

Enjoy your Chewy Gluten-Free Peanut Butter Cookies!

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I hope you enjoy these delicious chewy gluten-free peanut butter cookies as we do! (They never last long around my house. Good thing they’re so easy, my kids can make them!)