Homemade Nutter Butter Cookies
Love Nutter Butters? These Homemade Nutter Butter Cookies are made with just 3 simple ingredients, vegan, gluten-free, oil-free, refined sugar-free, and packed with peanut butter flavor! A better-for-you twist on the childhood classic.
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup almond flour
- ½ cup peanut butter, runny, plus more for filling
- ⅓ cup maple syrup
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract, optional but recommended
- pinch of salt, optional but recommended
Instructions
- Preheat the oven: Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Mix the ingredients: Add the almond flour, peanut butter, maple syrup, vanilla extract, and salt (if using) to a small bowl. Using a spoon or a spatula, mix all of the ingredients together until a smooth dough forms.
- Shape the cookies: Use a miniature cookie scoop to scoop about 1 tablespoon of dough. Place two balls next to each other on the baking sheet so they touch, forming a peanut shape.
- Create the hatch pattern: Use a fork to gently press down and create a crosshatch pattern. Tip: dip your fork in water so it doesn’t stick to the dough.
- Bake the cookies: Bake for 9–10 minutes, or until lightly golden around the edges. The cookies will be soft when they come out of the oven — this is normal — they will firm up as they cool.
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Notes
- Use runny peanut butter. Runny peanut butter usually has just one ingredient, peanuts (and sometimes salt), which mixes easily into the dough to create the softest cookie texture.
- Sticky dough? If the dough feels too sticky, refrigerate it for 10–15 minutes to make it easier to handle. You can also lightly wet your hands when shaping the dough and dip your fork in water so it doesn’t stick.
- Don’t overbake. The cookies will look soft when they come out of the oven, but that's completely normal! They will firm up as they cool.
- Let the cookies cool completely. This helps prevent them from breaking so you can easily add the peanut butter filling.
- Inspired by veggiekins.
- Nutritional information is for 1 nutter butter cookie (the two cookies sandwiched with peanut butter filling)
Serving: 1Nutter Butter, Calories: 267kcal, Carbohydrates: 24g, Protein: 10g, Fat: 17g, Saturated Fat: 2g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g, Monounsaturated Fat: 3g, Sodium: 118mg, Potassium: 185mg, Fiber: 3g, Sugar: 13g, Calcium: 66mg, Iron: 1mg
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