If you couldn’t tell by now, I have a weakness for the trusty peanut butter + chocolate combo. I didn’t really realize exactly how many peanut butter and chocolate recipes I had on the blog, maybe I should add some more fruit based desserts into my life? Nah. Anyway, if you need any examples of how much I love this combo, you can see from 2 kinds of fudge, sorbet popsicles, donuts (these are the absolute best), and a giant skillet cookie. Naturally, when I was asked if I wanted to receive a copy of The Plantpower Way, I knew I had to say yes. Rich Roll himself is a pretty awesome inspiration (this guy does ultra marathons), but when I spotted a recipe for these super easy peanut butter chocolate cookies, I was totally sold.
I increased the original amount of flax seed called for, to make for a sturdier cookie, but I like that this recipe is fairly flexible in what kind of sugar you can use. I also love that I almost always have all the ingredients on hand (unless I’m out of peanut butter, but I don’t even want to think about that disaster of a day) and they are done from start to finish in 20 minutes. But, word to the wise, don’t eat 3 of these before going to a hot yoga class. It’s just not a cool time to do that, trust me. Regardless, treat yo’self this weekend and make a batch of these! I halved the recipe successfully to make a half batch too, so if you don’t want to be tempted by having a lot of extra peanut butter cookies around, you can do that too.
Have a wonderful weekend! It’s going to be 70 here tomorrow (!!),we have a tasting for our wedding food, and I have a waffle recipe in my head that I can’t wait to test out (it has veggies in it, don’t freak out!).
Reprinted from The Plantpower Way by arrangement with Avery Books, a member of Penguin Group (USA) LLC, A Penguin Random House Company. Copyright © 2015, Rich Roll & Julie Piatt
PrintFlourless Peanut Butter Chocolate Cookies
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Cookies
Description
These simple vegan peanut butter and chocolate cookies come together in less than 20 minutes!
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons ground flaxseeds
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 cup natural-style peanut butter
- 1 1/4 cups organic sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 bar Mayan dark chocolate or high-quality organic specialty chocolate (vegan)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and grease a cookie sheet with the coconut oil using a paper towel.
- To make a flaxseed egg, mix the ground flaxseeds and the filtered water. Let stand for 2
- minutes and then whisk until the mixture has an egg-like texture. Add more filtered water as
- needed to get the consistency of an egg.
- In a medium bowl, mix the peanut butter and sugar, flaxseed “egg,” and vanilla with clean
- hands until well combined.
- Roll 1 1/2 tablespoons of the mixture into smooth balls and place about 1″ apart on the
- prepared baking sheet.
- Press flat using a fork, making a lined pattern on the cookies.
- Press one square of dark chocolate in the center of each cookie. Strategically place large sea
- salt crystals on top of the cookies.
- Bake, until golden around the edges, 10 to 12 minutes. Let cool until they are slightly warm.
- Carefully transfer to a serving plate using a spatula.
Erica says
How did you know I was craving peanut butter cookies!? Haha but seriously these look amazing and I love that they’re flourless! That chocolate on top is perfect too.
The Frosted Vegan says
I hope you enjoy them Erica!
Beverley Cheng says
Anything flourless and/or with peanut butter is high up on my list! This looks super yummy
The Frosted Vegan says
Thank you Beverley, they are a favorite around here now!
Sarah | Broma Bakery says
I mean, there’s chocolate baked on top of the cookie? I’m in.
The Frosted Vegan says
Yeah girl yeah!
Danielle Strauser says
My three favorite words happen to include “flourless” and “peanut butter” so these cookies are definitely happening this weekend!
The Frosted Vegan says
Eeeeep! I can make these for you in 2 WEEKS!! xoxo
Medha @ Whisk & Shout says
These look seriously amazing and I trust your recipes ALWAYS. I will be pinning these as soon as I get to a computer where I can, trust me! 🙂
★★★★★
The Frosted Vegan says
Hooray! Enjoy Medha!
Christine Baker says
So much sugar, it is so bad for you