Classic Vegan Peanut Butter Cookies
These vegan peanut butter cookies are from an old family recipe, now made dairy-free and egg-free simply by using a flax egg! The decadent vegan cookies are beautifully crumbly and will legit melt in your mouth. They are easy to make - the perfect vegan peanut butter recipe for the holidays or anytime of year!
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup vegetable shortening
- 1 cup + 2 Tbsp organic cane sugar
- 1/2 cup + 2 Tbsp dark brown sugar
- 1 flax egg 1 Tbsp ground flaxseed + 3 Tbsp water
- 1 3/4 cups peanut butter
- 2.5 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 2 cups + 2 Tbsp all-purpose flour see notes for gluten-free**
Instructions
- PREPARE: Preheat your oven to 325F and line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper. Then, mix the water and flaxseed in a small bowl to make your flax egg. Set it the flax egg aside to thicken while you start your dough.
- MAKE THE DOUGH: In a very large mixing bowl, cream together the shortening and sugars. Add the peanut butter and flax egg and continue mixing until completely combined. Add baking soda, salt, vanilla, + ½ cup of the flour. Mix well. Slowly add the rest of the flour, ½ cup at a time, mixing after each addition. The result should be a crumbly (but not dry) dough that can easily be rolled into balls.
- FORM YOUR COOKIES: Then, use clean dry hands to roll the mixture into 48 1-inch compact balls. Place each cookie ball on the parchment-lined baking sheet at least 1 inch apart. Bake these cookies in your 325F preheated oven for 13-15 minutes.
- COOL + SERVE: Allow the cookies to cool completely before eating them and enjoy!
Notes
*Peanut Butter Notes:I use commercial peanut butter most often, but natural could work too. If the dough is too thin, just place it in the fridge for up to an hour until it’s pliable enough to roll into balls easily.
**MAKE IT GLUTEN-FREE: Simply replace the all-purpose flour with ½ gluten-free all-purpose flour + ½ coconut flour.
Nutrition
Serving: 2cookiesCalories: 203kcalCarbohydrates: 7gProtein: 5gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 11gSodium: 321mgFiber: 1gSugar: 3g
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