Peanut Butter Cacao Nib Coconut Flour Cookies (Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Refined Sugar-Free)
Are you looking for an alternative to chocolate chip cookies? These peanut butter coconut flour cookies are easy, healthy, delicious, require just one bowl and make a perfect recipe for trying out cacao (cocoa) nibs! Gluten-free, Dairy-free, Refined sugar-free cookies that are perfectly chewy and oh so TASTY!
There is little to go wrong when combining peanut butter and chocolate; and these One Bowl Peanut Butter Cacao Nib Cookies are no exception.
Using coconut flour for a moist and chewy texture & beautiful crinkly appearance paired with a bit of chocolate crunch from a touch of cacao nibs instead of your standard chocolate chip fare, these amazingly easy and delicious gluten-free cookies will have you whipping up a second batch straight away (that’s what I did!)!
These Delightfully Chewy Coconut Flour Cookies are:
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Perfectly (not over the top) sweet.
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Beautifully crinkly.
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Super chewy.
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Subtly crunchy from cacao nib bliss.
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Easy to make with one bowl prep.
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Free from: gluten, dairy, refined sugars.
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Full of moist peanut butter flavor.
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And, fun to make!
Tips for making perfect Peanut Butter Cookies with Coconut Flour and Cacao Nibs:
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If desired, you can use smooth or chunky peanut butter or ANY nut or seed butter as a substitution for the peanut butter. However, I do suggest choosing minimally processed/without added sugar.
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You can replace the coconut sugar with any granulated sweetener of your choice. On a sugar-free diet? This sugar-free monk fruit sweetener makes a great replace for granulated sugar.
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Oil-free? You can omit the coconut oil or replace with butter or ghee, if you desire.
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You can omit or replace the honey/maple syrup with a liquid sweetener of your choice. Or, if you are sugar-free, this monk fruit syrup makes a wonderful replacement.
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Do not have or want to use cacao nibs? You can use any of your favorite chocolate chips or chopped chocolate instead.
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These cookies store well in an air-tight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
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DO NOT skip the freezing step. This is what ensures that the cookies maintain shape while baking and results in the best texture. Alternatively, you can refrigerate the dough for at least 2 hours or up to 2 days before baking instead.
Other Gluten-Free Cookie Recipes you might enjoy:
Salted Chocolate + Almond Butter Coconut Flour Thumbprint Cookies (Gluten-Free)
Chai Spiced Chocolate Chip Cookies (Gluten-Free)
Lavender, Ginger, & Walnut Mini Tea Time Shortbread Cookies (Gluten-Free, Vegan, Refined Sugar-Free)
The Ultimate Gluten-Free Trail Mix Cookies
Thick & Chewy Chocolate Chip Tahini Cookies (Gluten-Free, Flourless)
Thick & Chewy Double Chocolate Gingerbread Cookies (Gluten-Free)
Coconut & Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies (Gluten-Free)
I cannot wait to get feedback on these delicious cookies from you, my lovely readers! Enjoy. xo.
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Peanut Butter Cacao Nib Coconut Flour Cookies (Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Refined Sugar-Free)
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
- 6 tbs coconut sugar
- 2 tbs coconut flour
- 1 egg beaten
- 1 tbs coconut oil
- 1 tbs honey or maple syrup
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp sea salt
- 1/2 cup cacao nibs + 3tbs for topping
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl combines all ingredients except for cacao nibs.
- Mix until a smooth batter forms.
- Fold in 1/2 cup cacao nibs.
- Cover bowl and place in the freezer for 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper; set aside.
- Using a tablespoon scoop out 12 rounded tablespoon portions of dough.
- Roll into balls and place on your parchment lined cookie sheet.
- Sprinkle with your 3 tbs cacao nibs.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes or until bottoms and edges are just turning golden.
- Remove from the oven and let cool completely before serving.
- Enjoy!
This is the second time I’ve made these cookies. This time is for a charity fundraiser. I had cocoa nibs and didn’t know what to do with them so I googled and found this recipe. I use both nibs and chocolate chips and they are addictive. I did have better results, rolling them into balls and freezing them before popping them in the oven
I’m so very happy to hear it! Thanks so much for sharing! 🙂
Hi –
We love these cookies has anybody experienced cookies turning green after a few days. I’ve made them 4x now and they come out of the oven normal but turn green after a day or so on the counter? Does not effect the taste.
Hi, Lisa! Thank you for stopping by. I’m happy you enjoy them! Are you using sunflower butter at all? I’ve never encountered these particular cookies turning green, but baked goods made with sunflower seed butter will.
author started that butter can be used in lieu of coconut oil and I did sub all purpose flour for the coconut flour so I did do that, otherwise followed recipe. came out great! love the subtle crunch of the cacao nibs with the intense peanut butter flavor. glad that this cookie was sweet without being overly sweet. will definitely make again.
Delish! these came out Super yummy! my first time cooking with cacao nibs, and this recipe is a keeper! Thanks!
I’m so happy to hear that! 🙂 Thank you for sharing!
Wow! Lemme just start with that. I’m 6 years Paleo and a Primal health coach so swapped out a few ingredients for unsweetened almond butter, erythritol and gluten-free baking powder and they came out absolutely incredible!! Thank you for this AWESOME recipe!
Ah, I’m so happy to hear that! Thank you for taking the time to share. 🙂
My pleasure!! Just made a second batch with chopped walnuts and nixed the extract cuz it gave them an alcohol taste and they came out even better than the first batch.
I can’t thank you enough!!!
Without a doubt, absolutely delicious! My husband who has pretty high standards thought for sure it would taste like saw dust, he was pleasantly surprised how good these taste. This recipe is definitely a keeper.
I’m so happy to hear that! Thank you for sharing. 🙂
I love how these are chock full of cocoa nibs! They give these cookies a great crunch. I replaced the egg with Bob’s Red Mill egg replacer and used brown sugar Truvia in place of the sugar. I did flatten the cookies a little before baking. They turned out great!
I’m so happy to hear that! Thank you for sharing! 🙂
THESE ARE SO BOMB! I’m a freshman in high school, and for health class, we had to find healthier alternatives to our favorite unhealthy foods. To be honest, I was kind of questioning some of the ingredients that I never heard of before (I had no clue that you could make sugar and flour out of coconuts.) I made them though and they taste soooo good. I used almond butter instead of peanut butter since my partner for the project is allergic to peanuts. we both love them, highly recommend them!
I’m so very happy to hear you both enjoyed this recipe! This is such nice feedback to hear. Thank you for taking the time to share, and good luck with your class! 🙂
Used homemade almond butter and regular brown sugar. Amazing! Perfectly chewy! That is a lot of nibs and while SO delicious, my friend was affected by the caffeine in 2 cookies.
Thank you so much for sharing! I’m happy you enjoyed them. 🙂
Hello this looks amazing! Can I replace monk fruit instead of coconut sugar?
Hi! Thank you. 🙂 Yes, you can! I’ve heard from other readers that it works well!
I used cashew butter (no added sugar) and they turned out sooo good! Everytime I’ve made cookies before they never turn out.. I think freezing the mixture makes all the difference. Thank you so much ! my partner and I polished these off in an hour ? oops!
I’m so happy to hear! Thank you for taking the time to share. 🙂
Hola! These look delicious and would love to prepare them, unfortunately my kids have sever food restrictions (it is almost impossible for me to find cakes and cookies for them). Do you thinks it would be possible to substitute the egg with flax-seed egg and the sugar and maple syrup with natural stevia leaves? or bananas? Thanks in advance!
Hi Daniela – A flax egg will work in this recipe (1 tbs ground flaxseed + 3 tbs warm water). As for the sweetener, I haven’t tried it but I do think a banana would most likely work (I’ve created similar cookies before with banana as the sweetener), and I don’t know what kind of restrictions you are facing, but a sugar-free granulated sweetener like Lakanto would work well, a date sugar, or if you are using a liquid stevia I would use about 1 1/2 tsp in place of all. If you try it, I would love to hear! I hope this helps! 🙂
Thanks a lot for your response!! No Lakanto, no white Stevia (only the leaves), no nothing… but I will give them a try with dates or bananas!!! (and the flax eggs).
Hello! So I just wanted to pop in and say how delicious these are. I did do some substitutions based on what I had home. And since I’ve been home sick I’ve had an issue with sweet-sweets (eyeroll here) so I went with 2 tbsp of cane sugar instead of 6 tbsp coconut sugar (since I didn’t have any), 2 tbsp gluten free oat flour instead of coconut flour, and used agave instead of honey. Oh, and I used chunky peanutbutter instead of smooth. They turned out exactly like the picture, and they’re really the perfect snack! Thank you so much <3
I’m so happy to hear that! Thank you so much for sharing! 🙂