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Gluten-Free Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Cookies

By Chris Cockren

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gluten free chocolate pb cookies

An indulgently delicious and perfectly moist Gluten-Free Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Cookie recipe.  Seriously, these creative gluten-free cookies are addictively good! 

So I know at this point we are supposed to be 100% focused on all things Thanksgiving (and Christmas apparently*, as the massive bombardment of t.v. commercials are telling me), but Halloween is actually still on my mind.  My good friend Kristie apparently enjoyed a healthy dose peanut butter cups at our little Halloween soiree a couple weeks back, as evidenced by the pile of orange wrappers conspicuously stacked where she sat most of the night.

I was a bit surprised by her impressive peanut butter cup consumption, but not for the reason you may suspect.  She’s intolerant to gluten and needs to follow a pretty strict diet.  Could it be that peanut butter cups are gluten-free?  Indeed they are, as Kristie confirmed for me (and I reconfirmed on their website).

*side rant: Advertisers, I get it.  You want to get us thinking about Christmas as early as possible.  But can’t we enjoy and celebrate one holiday at a time?  Don’t even get me started on hearing Christmas songs on the radio.  I’ll boycott your station until the day after Thanksgiving, at which time I will happily surround myself with the sounds of the season.  But until that time, let’s enjoy the season we’re in.  Phew, thanks for that vent-fest.  Back to these cookies.

gluten free chocolate pb cookies

Since these chocolate peanut butter cup cookies are gluten-free, that means they are healthy right?  Yea, let’s go with that.  Healthy, gluten-free cookies.  Sounds good to me 🙂

Now I know that cookies sans gluten are normally characterized by a lovely texture that can be at best described as dry, gritty, and crumbly.  That’s why when I see a baked good labeled as gluten-free, I typically start walking backwards very slowly.  But hey, I was pleasantly surprised when these cookies came out of the oven tasting super moist with that desirable elastic chew.

I even immediately had some friends taste them and when I mentioned they were gluten-free, there were looks of pure shock, awe, and amazement.  Yup, that’s right.

gluten free chocolate pb cookies

So why chocolate peanut butter cookies?  Well, do you know about Levain Bakery in NYC?  They are without a doubt home of my favorite cookie in Manhattan.  My usual order is the Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookie (how’s that for alliteration?).  But recently, I’ve been totally digging their Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookie.  And that’s weird because I was never into the whole chocolate – peanut butter combo.  I know, don’t judge me.  I’m understanding it now… it just took me awhile.

gluten free chocolate pb cookies

Gotta give credit where credit is due.  This cookie recipe has been slightly adapted from Yammie’s Gluten Freedom.  Check out her site for a ton of amazing-looking gluten free recipes!

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Gluten-Free Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Cookies


  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 10 minutes
  • Total Time: 20 minutes
  • Yield: Approximately 18 Cookies 1x
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Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
  • 2/3 cup brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup white sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon Kosher salt
  • 1 cup cocoa powder
  • 1 cup peanut butter cups, chopped*
  • *chop peanut butter cups to the approximate size of chocolate chips

Instructions

  1. Combine butter with brown sugar and white sugar until well incorporated. Stir in egg and vanilla extract. In a separate bowl, combine baking soda, Kosher salt, and cocoa powder. Add to wet ingredients and stir until just combined. Gently fold in chopped peanut butter cups.
  2. Using heaping tablespoons, drop cookies onto ungreased sheet pans and bake in a preheated 350°F oven for approximately 10-12 minues.

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  1. Sandra

    November 12, 2013 at 8:34 am

    Ok anything with chocolate and peanut butter together is pure heaven on a plate. Judging…totally Judging now 😉

    Nicely done cookies…I think it is awesome how there is no flour in them. I bet they are nice and chewy and delicious and now I need to get some breakfast before I start drooling over my computer.

    • Chris

      November 12, 2013 at 9:27 pm

      You’re allowed to judge 🙂 I’m totally late with realizing this awesome combo! Jeez what else have I been missing out on my whole life…

  2. Nicole ~ Cooking for Keeps

    November 12, 2013 at 10:56 am

    Yummm!!! I’ll pretend they’re healthy too… And I know it’s totally criminal, but I’m one of those annoying people that’s already thinking about Christmas! Bad. Bad. Bad!

    • Chris

      November 12, 2013 at 9:25 pm

      Okay, I’m glad we are on the same page with pretending they are health food 🙂 Haha, it’s hard not to think about Christmas. I don’t blame you… we are brainwashed everywhere we look 🙂 And honestly, I’ve already started Christmas shopping!

  3. Ashley

    November 12, 2013 at 2:20 pm

    You sold me as soon as you said these are chewy! My mom and sister have to eat gluten free and I’m rarely happy with the way baked gluten free goodies come out! I’m going to have to try these – I am such a sucker for the peanut butter / chocolate combo!

    • Chris

      November 12, 2013 at 9:22 pm

      I’m totally a fan of the chocolate-pb combo now too… just took me a little while longer than everyone else to figure out it’s greatness. I’m late to the party, but at least I made it to the party! And yes, totally try these! I was super surprised by their amount of moist and chewy goodness 🙂

  4. Erin

    November 13, 2013 at 7:58 pm

    Mmm, these look soooo tasty. It makes me want to eat gluten free cookies all the time. Ok, maybe that’s an exaggeration. 😉 But I definitely want to try these. AND Levian Bakery cookies… on my bucket list!

    • Chris

      November 14, 2013 at 12:13 pm

      Haha, you’re so funny! Yes, I’m not ready to commit to gluten-free cookies only either. I love me some gluten. You TOTALLY have to get to Levain Bakery. They are pretty darn perfect.

  5. Monet

    November 13, 2013 at 11:17 pm

    Smile. I agree. I don’t want to get to Christmas yet! I do want to get to these cookies though! Thank you for sharing yet another delicious recipe with us! I hope you have a good end to your week!

    • Chris

      November 14, 2013 at 12:12 pm

      So glad you are in my corner on the whole one holiday thing at a time. Once Thanksgiving has come and gone, then I’ll be all about Christmas 🙂

  6. Tina

    November 14, 2013 at 4:11 pm

    I don’t have any Halloween candy left but that won’t stop me from makting these. Unfortuntely I’m one of those with Christmas on the brain so I’m constantly searching for cookie recipes. Loving this one! They look so so yummy. 🙂

  7. Pamela

    November 15, 2013 at 8:24 pm

    I love peanut butter cookies, but with chocolate added in I’m in heaven. Looks amazing!

    • Chris

      November 16, 2013 at 8:06 pm

      Thanks Pamela! And those chocolate peanut butter buttercream whoopie pies you have going on over on your blog look ridiculously good! I’m definitley trying those 🙂

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