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Gluten-Free Peanut Butter Cookies

A stack of gluten-free peanut butter cookies.

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These gluten-free peanut butter cookies are perfect in texture and flavor. Save this easy recipe to your recipe box and surprise your friends and family!

Ingredients

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  • 1 1/4 cups gluten-free flour (160 g) (I used King Arthur Measure for Measure)
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda (scant)
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder (label should say gluten-free)
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup peanut butter (120 g)
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 2/3 cup granulated sugar (134 g)
  • 1/3 cup brown sugar, light or dark, packed (73 g)
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 tablespoon gluten-free flour (for the fork)

Instructions

  1. In a medium bowl, combine the 1 1/4 cups of gluten-free flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Whisk or stir to blend; set aside.
  2. In a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer on, beat the peanut butter, unsalted butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until smooth and creamy.
  3. Add the egg and vanilla and continue to beat until well blended.
  4. With the mixer on low, beat in the flour mixture until blended. Refrigerate the cookie dough for at least 30 minutes, or until well chilled.
  5. Heat the oven to 375 F and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
  6. Shape the cookie dough into small balls and place on the parchment-lined baking sheets, leaving about 2 inches between them.
  7. Put 1 tablespoon of gluten-free flour in a small bowl. Dip the fork in the flour and use it to flatten a cookie slightly, making a criss-cross impression. Repeat with the remaining cookie balls.
  8. Bake the gluten-free peanut butter cookies for about 10 to 12 minutes, or until they are set and lightly browned on the bottoms.