Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

For the longest time, I’ve felt like I had to choose between peanut butter cookies and classic chocolate chip cookies. But no longer: Prepare yourself for the best peanut butter chocolate chip cookies!

I don’t know why it’s taken me so long to combine the two, but I’m glad I finally did. The results are delicious!

This peanut butter chocolate chip cookie recipe yields soft, mouth-watering cookies that are surprisingly healthy. (Healthy cookies? Say what?!)

First of all, these cookies don’t contain any flour.

Instead, they’re held together by a combination of quinoa, peanut butter, and egg with the perfect amount of dark chocolate chips sprinkled right in.

Freeze extras (?!) on a cookie sheet for a few hours, then transfer them to a freezer-safe container.

Pro tip: To make sure these chewy cookies don’t crumble, let them cool for five minutes directly on the baking sheet (in other words, no touching!). Then transfer them to a wire rack to fully cool.

To keep your peanut butter chocolate chip cookies moist, store them in a sealed container or on a plate covered tightly with plastic wrap.

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The Best Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

These surprisingly healthy Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies are made with all natural peanut butter and decadent dark chocolate morsels.

Course Dessert

Keyword peanut butter

Prep Time 20 mins

Cook Time 22 mins

Total Time 47 mins

Servings 24 cookies, 1 cookie per serving

Calories 95 kcal

Author BODi

Ingredients

• Nonstick cooking spray
• 2 cups cooked quinoa
• ½ cup all-natural peanut butter
• 5 Tbsp. pure maple syrup
• 1 dash sea salt (or Himalayan Salt)
• 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
• 1 large egg
• ⅔ cup dark chocolate chips

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350° F.
2. Lightly coat two large baking sheets with spray. Set aside.

3. Combine quinoa, peanut butter, maple syrup, salt, extract, and egg in a large bowl; mix well.

4. Fold in chocolate chips; gently mix until blended.

5. Drop by rounded Tbsp. onto prepared baking sheets.
6. Bake for 18 to 22 minutes, or until set.

7. Allow to cool for 5 minutes on baking sheets; remove from sheets and cool completely on a wire rack (or on parchment paper).

Recipe Notes

The Nutrition Facts box below provides estimated nutritional information for this recipe.

Nutrition Facts

The Best Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

Amount Per Serving (1 cookie)

Calories 95 Calories from Fat 45

% Daily Value*

Fat 5g8%

Saturated Fat 2g13%

Cholesterol 8mg3%

Sodium 17mg1%

Carbohydrates 11g4%

Fiber 1g4%

Sugar 7g8%

Protein 2g4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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Photographs by Anguel Dimov and Brianne B of Natural Girl Modern World