25 Irresistible Gluten-Free Dessert Recipes + Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies
25 gluten-free dessert recipes for any occasion, from cake to pie, cookies to cupcakes plus an easy recipe for flourless peanut butter chocolate chip cookies. Includes a few no-bake gluten-free treats, too!
Yield: 12 cookies
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup natural peanut butter
- 1/3 cup + 1 tablespoon firmly packed dark brown sugar (do not skip on the amount! this is already a low amount of sugar and i've tried with less and they don't taste right. note: light brown sugar works, but cookies won’t be as brown.)
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- 3/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon tapioca starch or cornstarch
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon table salt + extra flaky salt for sprinkling on top
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
- 3 tablespoons finely chopped pecans
- 1/4 cup finely crushed Corn or Rice Chex or similar cereal
- 2 tablespoons cacao nibs, if you don’t have these add 2 more tablespoons of chopped nuts
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Add peanut butter, brown sugar, and egg to a large glass mixing bowl and mix for 1 1/2 minutes on medium speed (I use a hand mixer).
- Add vanilla extract, starch/flour, baking soda and salt, mix on low for 30 seconds. Stir in remaining ingredients.
- Using hands or a cookie scoop, make heaping 1-inch dough balls and place on parchment paper. Press down lightly and bake for 5 minutes, then open oven and lightly press cookies down with the back of a spoon.
- Bake for another 4-5 minutes, until edges are lightly browned. Remove and let cool on baking sheet for 4-5 minutes, then set on cooling rack.