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    Salted Plains » Recipes » Cookies & Bars

    Peanut Butter Maple Cookies (Gluten-Free)

    Published: Apr 28, 2014 · Modified: Mar 19, 2022 by Tessa · This post may contain affiliate links · 11 Comments

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    These peanut butter maple cookies with dark chocolate and sea salt are made with almond flour and sweetened with maple syrup! Gluten-free.

    Peanut Butter Maple Cookies with Dark Chocolate and Sea SaltPeanut butter. Maple syrup. Chocolate chips. Melted into the goopiest goop you've ever seen. Marshmallows? Sure, throw those in too. The goopier the better.

    Growing up, this was my sister's after-school snack. We had those hyper-colored plastic bowls that changed color in the microwave that I had received for sending in all my oatmeal box proofs-of-purchase to the Quaker Oats man. She would fill one of them up with her special ingredients, pop it in the microwave, and pull out the sweet peanut butter combo (the bowl a different color, of course).

    I don't know how this little "treat" started and could never really understand why, but everyday at about 4:30 in the afternoon, the house smelled amazing.

    I had a great conversation this week with some students about siblings, family traditions, and our interactions and roles as oldest, middle, and youngest children in the family.

    My sister recently had her birthday and it got me to thinking how it had been years since we lived in the same place to celebrate her birthday together. She moved to LA the same year I moved to NYC.

    Even with H and I being back in Kansas City now, the distance is still too large for easy visits. My sister also recently started eating gluten-free. So, I thought, if we were celebrating her birthday together, what would I bake for her?

    And that's when I remembered the after-school goop.

    peanut butter maple cookies Ingredients

    So, like my beautiful sister, the goop has grown up. These peanut butter maple cookies are simple. Here's the major ingredients you'll need:

    • Natural peanut butter 
    • Almond flour
    • Maple syrup,
    • Dark chocolate
    • Sea salt

    *To listen to an awesome TED Talk on The sibling bond, check out Jeff Kluger's talk from TEDxAsheville here.

    ranger and radleyPeanut Butter Maple Cookies with Dark Chocolate and Sea Salt

    Peanut Butter Maple Cookies with Dark Chocolate and Sea Salt

    Peanut Butter Maple Cookies with Dark Chocolate and Sea Salt

    These peanut butter maple cookies with dark chocolate and sea salt are made with almond flour and sweetened with maple syrup! Gluten-free.
    3.84 from 6 votes
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    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 10 minutes
    Cook Time: 10 minutes
    Total Time: 20 minutes
    Servings: 36 cookies
    Calories: 72kcal
    Author: Tessa

    Ingredients

    • ¾ cup all natural peanut butter
    • ½ cup maple syrup I prefer using grade B
    • 1 egg room temperature
    • ¾ cup almond flour firmly packed, plus a few tablespoons
    • ½ teaspoon baking powder
    • ½ teaspoon baking soda
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • ½ cup dark chocolate chips
    • Sea salt for sprinkling

    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line cookie sheet with parchment paper.
    • In a large bowl, whisk peanut butter, maple syrup, and egg until combined. Set aside.
    • In a medium bowl, combine ¾ cup almond flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
    • Stir in half of almond flour mix into the peanut butter mixture until combined. Add in the rest of the almond flour mix and stir until well combined.
    • Using a small spoon, scoop dough onto cookie sheet. Dampen a fork, dip backside into the few tablespoons of almond flour. This will keep fork from sticking to dough. Repeat as necessary. Press down on top of dough to flatten slightly.
    • Bake for 10 minutes or until golden brown and place cookies on cooling rack.
    • While cookies are cooling, heat chocolate chips in microwave safe bowl for two 30-second intervals, or until melted. Using a fork, drizzle melted dark chocolate over cookies.
    • Sprinkle with sea salt.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 72kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 5mg | Sodium: 83mg | Potassium: 62mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 7IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 24mg | Iron: 1mg
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    Notes:

    Adapted from Elana's Pantry.

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    1. Jen

      July 03, 2021 at 9:30 pm

      4 stars
      Yummy but only made 16 instead of 36 and I made them small!

      Reply
    2. Amy

      September 02, 2020 at 6:54 pm

      Well, these are just delicious! Thanks for a wonderful recipe!

      Reply
      • Tessa

        September 06, 2020 at 9:16 am

        Thanks so much!

        Reply
    3. MyKetoPartner

      April 01, 2020 at 7:09 pm

      Oh! Magnificent. Hopefull I would have tme to make this maple chocolate cookie.

      Reply
    4. Amy

      April 30, 2014 at 1:54 am

      Love your posts! I feel like I get to keep in touch with you guys when I get to read them. Your recipes always look so great too. I intend to make this one SOON! Cute pic of the pups too! That tongue is adorable.

      Reply
      • Tessa

        April 30, 2014 at 2:10 am

        Thank you, Amy! So glad you like them!! Haha, I can't believe I caught his tongue out like that. Hope you enjoy the cookies!

        Reply
    5. Katie

      April 29, 2014 at 2:42 pm

      Those cookies look divine! The dogs are pretty cute too.

      Reply
      • Tessa

        April 29, 2014 at 3:13 pm

        Thanks, Katie! Pretty much had to give them some peanut butter with them sitting there like that. :)

        Reply

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