Description
- These healthy peanut butter cookies are soft, chewy, and made with just a few simple ingredients like natural peanut butter and maple syrup. Perfect for clean eating and quick baking!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup natural peanut butter (no added sugar or oils)
- 1 large egg
- 1/3 cup maple syrup or honey
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
- In a bowl, mix peanut butter, egg, maple syrup, vanilla, and baking soda.
- Stir until smooth and fully combined.
- Scoop dough onto a baking sheet and flatten with a fork.
- Bake 9–11 minutes until edges are just set.
- Let cool on the pan before transferring.
Notes
- Use natural peanut butter for best texture.
- Add dark chocolate chips or sea salt if desired.
- For a vegan version, use a flax egg.
- Freeze dough or baked cookies for future use.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 160
- Sugar: 7g
- Sodium: 80mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 8g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 15mg