Healthy Peanut Butter Blossoms
These healthy peanut butter blossoms are soft chewy and topped with warm melty chocolate chunks. The cookies are flourless, gluten free and come together with just a few simple ingredients.
Servings: 24
Ingredients
- 1 cup natural peanut butter (regular peanut butter works too)
- 1 cup cane sugar or coconut sugar
- 1 large egg (or a flax egg)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- Chocolate chunks I used Enjoy Life Mega Chunks
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- In a medium bowl, mix the peanut butter, sugar, egg, vanilla and baking soda until well combined.
- Scoop 1 Tablespoon of the cookie dough, roll into a ball and set about 1 inch apart onto ungreased baking sheets.
- Bake for 9-10 minutes. Remove from oven and immediately press a chocolate chunk into each cookie. Allow to cool completely. The chocolate will harden as it cools.
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Notes
- If you need the cookies to be vegan, you can use a flaxseed egg instead of a regular egg!
- Make a Hanukkah version by using chocolate gelt instead of chocolate chunk.
- Store in an airtight container on the counter for 3-4 days or in the fridge or freezer for longer storage.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 119kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Sodium: 24mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 12g