Peanut Butter Gelt Cookies
These grain free, gluten free, and dairy free cookies are downright delicious, super easy to make, and very fun for Hanukkah!
Ingredients
- 96 grams almond flour (1 cup)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 256 grams smooth peanut butter (1 cup)
- 165 grams packed light brown sugar (¾ cup, packed)
- 1 large egg
- 2 Tablespoons refined coconut oil, melted (or other neutral oil like peanut, canola, vegetable, etc.)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Non-dairy Hanukkah gelt (chocolate coins)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350° F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the almond flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the peanut butter, brown sugar, egg, oil and vanilla.
- With a rubber spatula or wood spoon, mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients.
- Scoop the cookie dough into 30 gram (1½ tablespoon) balls and place on prepared baking sheets. With the back of a spoon or the palm of your hand, flatten the dough balls so they are approximately ½ inch thick.
- Bake for 12 minutes.
- While cookies are baking, unwrap the chocolate coins. Just as the cookies come out of the oven, gently place a coin in the center of each cookie. (The heat from the cookie will melt the bottom to make the coin stick to the cookie.)
- Allow to cool completely and the chocolate to set.
Notes
- For coconut oil, scoop out a drop more than 2 tablespoons into a small pan over the lowest possible flame. Stir constantly. The oil will melt very quickly. Make sure it is cool before adding it to the cookie batter.
- I have used peanut oil in these cookies instead of coconut oil, but I preferred the consistency of the cookies with coconut oil.
- If using milk chocolate gelt, allow the cookies to cool for a few minutes before placing them on the baked cookies. Milk chocolate melts faster and at lower temperature than dark chocolate.
Nutrition
Calories: 151kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 8mg | Sodium: 156mg | Potassium: 97mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 12IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 24mg | Iron: 1mg
