--- title: "Healthier Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies" id: "13891" type: "post" slug: "healthier-peanut-butter-chocolate-chip-cookies" published_at: "2023-07-25T16:14:06+00:00" modified_at: "2024-06-19T13:02:47+00:00" url: "https://mondaydreams.com/2023/07/25/healthier-peanut-butter-chocolate-chip-cookies/" markdown_url: "https://mondaydreams.com/2023/07/25/healthier-peanut-butter-chocolate-chip-cookies.md" excerpt: "These Healthier Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies are soft, chewy and incredibly delicious. Seriously, these are one of the best cookies I’ve ever had. I know they are not the prettiest or most tempting-looking cookies, but they taste AMAZING, and..." taxonomy_category: - "Breakfast" - "Snacks" - "Sweet Treats and Desserts" taxonomy_language: - "English" taxonomy_post_translations: - "pll_64bd9ea0358c5" --- # Healthier Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies by [Gaby](https://mondaydreams.com/author/gabysommer/) on [July 25, 2023](https://mondaydreams.com/2023/07/25/healthier-peanut-butter-chocolate-chip-cookies/) in [Breakfast](https://mondaydreams.com/category/breakfast/) , [Snacks](https://mondaydreams.com/category/snacks/) , [Sweet Treats and Desserts](https://mondaydreams.com/category/sweet-treats-and-desserts/) [Jump to Recipe](#recipe) [Print Recipe](https://mondaydreams.com/wprm_print/healthier-peanut-butter-chocolate-chip-cookies) These Healthier Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies are soft, chewy and incredibly delicious. Seriously, these are one of the best cookies I’ve ever had. I know they are not the prettiest or most tempting-looking cookies, but they taste AMAZING, and that’s the only thing that matters. My non-vegan family loved them, they couldn’t even tell these chewy peanut butter cookies were on the healthier side. If you love easy recipes, then this 1-bowl peanut butter cookie recipe is for you. I’ve tested this recipe 4 times until I got it just right. They have a soft, chewy texture and are full of surprises: crunchy roasted peanuts, dried cranberries, dark chocolate chips and rolled oats. Please don’t skip the cranberries, they add a beautiful tartness to the mixture that pairs so well with the bitterness of the chocolate. The blend of flavors and textures is my favorite thing about these and I hope you love it too. These healthy gluten-free peanut butter cookies are vegan, dairy-free and refined-sugar free. They are loaded with goodies and have the most amazing flavor. Plus, they are high in fiber, rich in healthy fats and a good source of complex carbohydrates. And because they are made with oat flour, oats and peanut butter, I also love having one or two for breakfast or as an energizing snack. Delicious, healthy and super easy oats and peanut butter chocolate chip cookies. What’s not to love? **If you try these gluten-free vegan cookies, let us know what you think. Tag us on [Instagram @mondaydreamsblog](https://www.instagram.com/mondaydreamsblog/) or leave a comment below. We love hearing from you!** ## Healthier Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies Easy, vegan, wholesome and super addictive peanut butter chocolate chip cookies. So incredibly delicious, even your non-vegan friends are going to love them. [Print Recipe](https://mondaydreams.com/wprm_print/healthier-peanut-butter-chocolate-chip-cookies) [Pin Recipe](https://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/bookmarklet/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmondaydreams.com%2F2023%2F07%2F25%2Fhealthier-peanut-butter-chocolate-chip-cookies%2F&media=https%3A%2F%2Fmondaydreams.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F07%2FHealthier-Peanut-Butter-Chocolate-Chip-Cookies-0004-web.jpg&description=Healthier+Peanut+Butter+Chocolate+Chip+Cookies&is_video=false) Prep Time 5 minutes mins Cook Time 12 minutes mins Chia seeds soaking time 15 minutes mins Total Time 32 minutes mins Course Breakfast, Dessert, Snack Cuisine American Servings 9 big cookies ### Ingredients - 1Tbspchia seeds + 3 Tbsp water - ½cupsmooth (runny) peanut butter - ¼cupolive oil – coconut oil or sunflower oil might also work - 1tspvanilla extract - ¾cupoat flour - ½cupcoconut sugar – brown or muscovado sugar might also work - 2Tbsptapioca starch - 1tspbaking powder - ⅓cuprolled oats - ⅓cuproasted peanuts,roughly chopped - ⅓cupdried cranberries - ⅓cupchocolate chips - I used mini chocolate chips. Can substitute with finely chopped dark chocolate ### Instructions - Preheat the oven to 350 °F / 180 °C. - Grease a baking sheet with a little olive oil. - In a big bowl combine chia seeds and water. Whisk and set aside for 15 minutes while you gather the rest of the ingredients. - Once the chia seeds have soaked up the water and the mixture looks like a really thick jelly, add peanut butter, olive oil and vanilla extract. Whisk until combined. - Add oat flour, coconut sugar, tapioca starch and baking powder. Stir until well combined. - Add oats, peanuts, cranberries and chocolate chips and gently mix until everything is evenly distributed throughout the dough. - Use your hands to shape the dough into 9 balls. Flatten the balls a little with the palm of your hands and place them on the prepared baking sheet leaving 2 to 3 inches (5 – 8 cm) of space between each cookie, they will spread out as they bake! - Bake for 12 minutes or until the edges are starting to slightly brown. - Remove from the oven and allow them to cool for a few minutes on the baking sheet. Don’t move them just yet, they will be soft and might fall apart, but they’ll become firmer as they cool down. After 10 – 15 minutes you can transfer them to a rack. - Enjoy! 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