Chocolate chip peanut butter cookies

This gluten-free chocolate chip, peanut butter cookie recipe is super easy, chewy and delicious.

Serves: 20 (makes 20 cookies)

Time to make: 17 mins

Hands-on time: 5 mins

Ingredients

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1 cup no-added-salt no-added-sugar smooth peanut butter

1 egg

½ teaspoon vanilla essence

¾ cup brown sugarlight brown cane sugarX

½ teaspoon baking soda

85g dark chocolate chips

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Instructions

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1 Preheat oven to 180°C. Combine peanut butter, egg, vanilla essence, sugar and baking soda in a bowl. Mix well. Add chocolate chips. Stir to combine.

2 Line a baking tray with baking paper. Using hands, shape teaspoonfuls of mixture in balls and place on tray about 5cm apart.

3 Bake for 10-12 minutes until lightly browned on top. Allow to sit on tray for a few minutes before transferring to a rack to cool.

Variations

You can use white, milk or dark chocolate chips in these cookies. Or use 1/2 cup raisins or chopped dried apricots instead of the chocolate chips.

HFG tip

For a real treat, make ice-cream sandwiches with two cookies and a small scoop of low-fat vanilla ice-cream.

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Calories 120 cal

Kilojoules 500 kJ

Protein 4 g

Total fat 7 g

Saturated fat 2 g

Carbohydrates 10 g

Sugar 10 g

Dietary fibre 1 g

Sodium 40 mg

Calcium 10 mg

Iron 0.5 mg

Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.