A 1-bowl dessert, these Gluten-Free Peanut Butter Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies are made with all-natural peanut butter and sweetened with maple syrup.
Sometimes you just want a cookie. Sometimes you just want a cookie made to your current craving specifications. The time it takes from cookie-craving alert to pulling the cookies out of the oven also has to be minimal. No fuss, no chill time. Almost as if you said, “I need cookies STAT!”, and there they were.
I dealt with this very same situation earlier this week. Sometimes you want a cookie loaded with peanut butter, oats, chocolate chips, and sweetened with maple syrup, and I did. And honestly, I didn’t just want it, I think I needed it. This happens too, right?
My wants and needs duly calculated, these gluten-free peanut butter oatmeal chocolate chip cookies were born. I have always been a big fan of all-natural peanut butter, and short of eating it right out of the jar, it works deliciously well here.
Adapted from my peanut butter maple cookies with dark chocolate and sea salt, I’ve made them vegan by replacing the egg with a flax egg. Never really knowing how that swap will work out in different recipes, I usually accept defeat before even glancing inside the oven. But, this time, it worked like a charm.
With one bowl, you can whip up these pantry staples in a matter of minutes. Due to its gluten-free vegan, nature, I found that allowing the cookies to cool on the cookie sheet for a few minutes before moving them to a cooling rack, will prevent the cookie from potentially breaking. And if you don’t care and start eating them right off the pan (as I did), they are pretty great warm from the oven.
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Gluten-Free Peanut Butter Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies (Vegan)
Ingredients
- 1 flax egg 1 tablespoon ground flaxseed + 3 tablespoons warm water
- ¾ cup all-natural salted peanut butter
- ½ cup maple syrup
- ¾ cup almond flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- ½ cup dairy-free chocolate chips I use Enjoy Life brand
- 1/2 cup gluten-free oats
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Prepare flax egg, set aside. Line cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, whisk peanut butter, maple syrup, and flax egg together. Add almond flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and vanilla extract. Stir to combine.
- Fold in chocolate chips and gluten-free oats. Using a small spoon, scoop cookie dough and gently roll into a loose ball with your hands. Place on cookie sheet and gently press down slightly.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes or until cookies start to look golden on top (I found 11 minutes was perfect for my oven). Allow to rest on cookie sheet for 3 to 4 minutes before removing and placing on wire rack. Leave on wire rack until completely cool.
Recipe Notes
Adapted from my Peanut Butter Maple Cookies with Dark Chocolate and Sea Salt.
I LOVE when cookies can go from bowl to mouth in no time, so these are a dream for me! I’m visiting my parents this weekend, so I think these would be a perfect treat to take to them :)
Oh yay! I hope you like them! I’m making another batch for the weekend too! Enjoy your visit. xo.
I always need a cookie Tessa! These look delicious! Sign me up for a dozen!
Done!! :) I got you covered, Mary Ann! xo.
These look amazing! Peanut butter + oats + chocolate are always a good equation. Love that these are naturally sweetened, it means you can at least eat 5 right?! :)
Oh totally! :) Thanks so much, Stephanie!
Hi Tessa!
Can you please tell me which brand of chocolate chips are you using for this??
Thanks!
Hi Sofia! For dairy-free chocolate chips I like using the Enjoy Life brand. One of my local grocery stores carries it, but I often end up ordering some on Amazon too. If there is a Whole Foods near you, they should have it as well!
Awesome, Tessa. I’ve been experimenting with the perfect vegan + GF oatmeal cookie lately, and why not add chocolate chips to make everything better? I can’t wait to try these!
Thank you! :) I’m in total agreement with you, chocolate chips make everything better! Happy Friday, Gena! xo.
Three Cheers for Healthy Cookies! They are perfect my dear! No doubt when you’re craving a cookie, you want one posthaste. I too, have been testing versions very similar to this… great minds! And, my chocolate chunk supply is running dangerously low.. and I’m feeling a bit anxious. The store I went to yesterday didn’t have the ones I like… You know, I gotta go to three different stores and the farm to get groceries! Good grief. Thank you for sharing Tessa. Way to gooooo!!
We must be on the same pb/chocolate wavelength! Hahaha, oh my goodness, that is exactly what happens here. So many different grocery stores for different supplies! Thank you so much, Traci – have a great weekend!!!!
cookie craving! these sound amazing, and i’m pretty sure they would be gone from my cookie jar in a second. with maple syrup as the sweetener, i bet they have another flavor dimension that other choco chip cookies don’t have! xo
Totally! I made another batch this weekend which was a good/bad idea since they are now gone! Hope you are enjoying your travels, my friend!! xo.
How nice to see cookies that taste great and are good for you too. Call them guilt-free or just call them great, these are on my to do list!
Thank you, Adri! I agree, getting a good for you/taste good combo basically means I can’t say no! I’ve had these for breakfast, too, and they worked like a charm! ;)
Can you please just be my neighbour? Cookie cravings are SO REAL and often what prompts me into the kitchen to speedily whip something up – cannot wait to try these next time a craving hits! :)
How fun would that be?!! I’d gladly be your neighbor. :) I hope you enjoy (I’ve been eating my weight in these!). xo
I’m defiantly craving these cookie right about now.
These will do the trick! ;) Thanks, Nicole!
Oh my gosh!! Tessa! These cookies look amazing!! And they’re g.free vegan?!! I LOVE it! Thanks for the recipe girl! Hope that you’ve having a great Thursday!
Xoxo Cailee!
Thank you, Cailee! When I can get the gf + v combo to work out well, I get pretty excited. :) Have a great weekend!
How much salt should I add if my peanut butter is salt free?
Hi Marie! I would say an 1/8 to a 1/4 teaspoon of salt is safe to add for salt-free peanut butter.