Vegan Peanut Butter Cookies
Perfectly soft on the inside with crisp edges on the outside, these Vegan Peanut Butter Cookies are a classic. They are just like the ones your mom used to make but totally plant based.
Servings: 26 cookies
Ingredients
- ½ cup vegan butter, softened (room temperature not melted)
- ¾ cup all natural salted peanut butter- no sugar added (stirred well at room temperature)
- ½ cup sugar (100 grams)
- ½ cup brown sugar (108 grams)
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoon unsweetened almond milk (room temperature)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cup all-purpose flour (187 grams)
- 2 tablespoon cornstarch
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375°F. Then line 2-3 large baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats. Set these aside for later.
- Sift the flour, cornstarch, and baking soda together in a medium bowl and then whisk together. Now, set aside.
- Mix the almond milk and vanilla extract together in a small dish and set aside.
- Cream the vegan butter, peanut butter, sugar, brown sugar, and salt together in a stand mixer or using a hand mixer until fully combined and smooth. About 1 minute. You can also do this by hand, but I do recommend using a mixer for better results.
- Once the mixture is creamed well, slowly add the almond milk and vanilla while the mixer is running on low. Keep mixing until it is fully incorporated.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients a little at a time, then mix on low until combined. I add about a third of the flour mixture at a time. The dough will be thick but soft.
- To form the cookies scoop about 1 tablespoon size portions of the dough and roll into balls, which is about 30 grams in weight. Then roll each ball in granulated sugar. Now, use a fork to flatten each cookie and make a crisscross indent on top. The cookies should be spaced about 2" apart from each other.
- Bake each batch for 12 to 14 minutes until very lightly browned on the sides. You will want to ROTATE THE PANS halfway through for even baking. When done centers will look very soft.
- Remove from the oven. Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheets for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely. If you remove them too soon they will fall apart. These cookies firm up as they cool off.
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