These vegan peanut butter oatmeal cookies are the best! They are so soft and chewy with the perfect amount of sweetness and peanut butter flavour. You’ll love how easy they are to make and that they are also gluten free and refined sugar free.
Why these are the best vegan peanut butter oatmeal cookies:
- They are so soft and chewy!
- They have the best flavour! They are perfectly sweet with just the right amount of peanut butter
- They are really easy to make and the clean up is so simple
- They are also gluten free, egg free and refined sugar free (but you’d never know it!)
What you need to make these vegan oatmeal peanut butter cookies:
The full list is in the recipe card but some of the key equipment and ingredients include:
- A medium cookie scoop – this isn’t necessary but I find making cookies is so much easier with one!
- Parchment paper – to prevent your cookies from touching the toxic coating of non-stick baking sheets
- Natural, smooth peanut butter – the key to these peanut butter cookies!
- Coconut sugar – a healthier alternative to refined sugars (you could substitute it with brown sugar)
- Gluten free quick cooking oatmeal – to give these cookies the perfect chewy texture (if you aren’t gluten free don’t worry about finding gluten free oatmeal)
Tips and variations for these vegan oatmeal peanut butter cookies:
- If you don’t have almond flour you can use wheat flour (if not gluten free) or all purpose gluten free flour instead
- If you can’t have peanut butter you can use cashew butter, sunflower seed butter or almond butter instead
- Instead of coconut milk you could use almond milk, cashew milk or oat milk instead
- Instead of coconut sugar you can use brown sugar
- Store these cookies in an air tight container for up to 5 days
- These cookies freeze really well
Frequently asked questions:
Don’t worry! You can easily swap it for cashew flour or sunflower seed flour.
You can use sunflower seed butter, cashew butter or almond butter instead.
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Vegan Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies
These vegan peanut butter oatmeal cookies are the best! So soft and chewy with just the right amount of sweetness and peanut butter flavour.
Ingredients
- 1 cup quick cooking oats (choose gluten free)
- 3/4 cup almond flour
- 1/2 cup coconut sugar
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- pinch sea salt
- 1/2 cup natural smooth peanut butter
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 3 tbsp melted coconut oil
- 3 tbsp full fat coconut milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
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Preheat your oven to 350F
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In a large bowl combine all the ingredients and stir them well until smooth
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Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and using a cookie scoop, scoop the batter onto the baking sheet. Let the dough set for a few minutes before baking
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Bake for 9-11 minutes, until the bottoms are golden brown. Take the cookies out of the oven and let them cool
Recipe Notes
- If you don’t have almond flour you can use wheat flour or all purpose gluten free flour instead
- Instead of coconut milk you could use almond milk, cashew milk or oat milk instead
- Instead of coconut sugar you can use brown sugar
- Store these cookies in an air tight container for up to 5 days
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Delicious!
So good!