Vegan Peanut Butter Cookies

These Vegan peanut butter cookies are thick, soft and loaded with flavor! They contain the perfect amount of peanut butter and chocolate. This one bowl recipe takes only 20 minutes total. No dough chilling required! They are great for birthdays, holidays and more.

Author: Organically Addison

Meal Type: Milk Free

Cuisine: American

Difficulty: EASY

Prep. Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 20 minutes

Servings: 14 cookies

Calories: 335 kcal per serving

Ingredients

¾ cup - melted coconut oil
1 cup - brown sugar
½ cup - granulated sugar
2 teaspoons - vanilla extract
½ cup - unsweetened applesauce
2 ½ cups - flour
½ cup - creamy all natural peanut butter
1 tsp - baking soda
1 pinch - sea salt
1 cup - Vegan chocolate chips

Instructions

First, preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a baking pan with parchment paper.
In a large mixing bowl, add melted coconut oil, brown sugar and white sugar. Stir to combine.
Add vanilla extract and applesauce to the mixing bowl. Stir until combined.
Next, add in flour, peanut butter, baking soda and sea salt. Stir until combined.
Fold in chocolate chips.
Use an ice cream scooper to scoop balls of dough onto lined pan. Space about 2 inches apart.
Bake for 9 to 10 minutes or until cookies look just barely set in the middle.
Remove pan from oven. If desired, lightly tap pan on countertop to help cookies spread slightly.
Finally, allow cookies to cool on pan for 10 minutes. Then, carefully transfer to a wire rack.

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