Gluten-Free Peanut Butter Cup Cookies

5 from 8 votes

Gluten-Free Peanut Butter Cup Cookies

These gluten-free peanut butter cup cookies are the best cookies because they require few ingredients and are easy to throw together. You'll make a simple and chewy peanut butter cookie dough and top it with a delicious peanut butter cup.

Prep Time10

Cook Time10

Total Time20

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: cookies

Calories: 242kcal

Author: Olivia & Annie

Ingredients

1 cup natural peanut butter
1 cup coconut sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
½ teaspoon kosher salt
14 dark chocolate peanut butter cups (to make dairy-free, ensure peanut butter cups are dairy-free)
Flaky sea salt, for topping the cookies if desired

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
Add the peanut butter and coconut sugar to a large bowl and mix until combined.
Next, add the egg, vanilla, and salt and mix well.
Use a standard-size cookie scoop to make 12 dough balls. Place them on a parchment paper lined cookie sheet. Press the dough down slightly with your fingers to flatten the dough balls. Bake the cookies for 7-8 minutes or until lightly golden brown. Unwrap the peanut butter cups while the cookies are baking.
Once you remove the cookies from the oven, immediately press a peanut butter cup onto the center of each cookie. Once all of the cookies have a peanut butter cup, put the cookies back in the oven for 1 minute or until the peanut butter cups are partially melted.
Let the cookies cool, sprinkle the flaky sea salt on top and enjoy! I prefer to let the cookies harden in the fridge before serving.

Notes

We prefer to store these cookies in the fridge for up to 5 days. You can also freeze them in an air tight container for up to 3 months.
These cookies are gluten-free, but be sure to ensure all your ingredients are gluten-free. Make these cookies dairy-free by using dairy-free peanut butter cups.

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