Chocolate Dipped Peanut Butter Cookies
A fun and yummy twist on a classic peanut butter cookie! The peanut butter cookie is my family's recipe adapted to be gluten-free, with vegan and non-vegan options. It is super easy and no matter what you choose, they are crisp on the outside, slightly chewy on the inside and yummy! Dip in chocolate and they are over the top dreamy! Note: the batter comes together in 10 minutes, the extra time is for dipping in chocolate.
Servings: 24 -30 cookies
Ingredients
New updated recipe!** If you've made these before, I've since updated the recipe to be more peanut-buttery
- ½ cup or 1 stick dairy free butter or butter softened
- ⅓ cup brown sugar packed
- ½ cup cane sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup peanut butter I used Natural Creamy Peanut Butter
- 1 ¾ cup gluten-free flour with xanthum gum* (We used GF Jules flour, Affiliate Link)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon gluten-free baking powder
- pinch of salt
Chocolate Dip
- 1 cup chocolate chips we used Enjoy Life semi-sweet chips, but you could use dark chocolate as well
- 1 teaspoon coconut oil
- Coarse sea salt or kosher salt optional
Instructions
Peanut Butter Coookies
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F and line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Using a stand up mixer or hand mixer, mix butter, sugars and vanilla until well combined and creamy, about 1-2 minutes.
- Add eggs and beat thoroughly.
- Beat in Peanut Butter.
- In a separate small bowl, add flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Mix with a fork. Then add the flour mixture to the creamed mixture and mix until combined.
- Batter will be a little sticky, so chill for 10-15 minutes so that it is easier to roll into balls.
- Form into tiny balls (about 1- 1 1/2 inches) and place on prepared baking sheets about 1 1/2 inches apart. Note: the batter is "wet" sometimes, not forming perfect balls but don't worry! Press dough balls with the back of a fork to flatten slightly and make criss-cross.
- Bake for 10 minutes.
- Store in an airtight container. Store well at room temp for a week. Freeze well.
Chocolate Dip
- Melt chocolate and coconut oil in a double boiler if you have one, or in the microwave.
- Transfer to a a small bowl.
- Dip 1/3 - 1/2 of the cooled cookie into chocolate, let any excess drip off a bit, then place on parchment or wax paper on a baking sheet or plate and let cool. To speed up cooling, set cookies outside if it's cold out or in the refrigerator for 15 minutes.
- Option: when partly cooled, sprinkle with coarse sea salt or kosher salt.
- Store in an airtight container. Store well at room temp for a week.
- Enjoy!
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These cookies are amazing! But, I love to experiment and can’t leave a good recipe alone. I added one tablespoon of Chia seeds for the superfood effect, and added a tablespoon of flaxseed even though I did use two eggs. I thought I should add a little bit of liquid so added about a tablespoon of maple syrup. They taste just as good, and I think the Chia seeds in particular added a subtle flavor that I like. I’ve made these in the past and found they freeze very well and I liked dipping them in the melted chocolate after freezing them.
Sorry if this is a dumb question, but can you make these no -gluten? If I use non-gluten free flour and baking powder will it still work?
Not a silly question! This recipe was actually originally made with non-gluten-free flour so, yes! They will be great! Enjoy!
These were amazing! My entire family loves them and they didn’t last a day! We didn’t even dip the second batch in chocolate and they still tasted amazing! I would definitely recommend making these if you want a sweat treat that has protein!
Thank you so much! So happy you loved them!