Yikes. I have been so incredibly busy these last few days, giving me no time to upload a recipe before now. Still, I have made several new dishes over these days so I will upload them as soon as possible. This specific recipe was made completely spontaneous. I promised to bake some desserts for a friend’s birthday last saturday and I was set on making Raw Chocolate Truffles and Raw Vegan Brownies (ps: nobody could tell it was in fact completely raw), which I did. But after scrolling around for some dessert inspiration, I was immediately attracted to making some cookies as well.
This is by far not my first Cookie recipe, but it is really unique anyhow. It is incredibly delicious and rich, with the perfect combination of peanut and chocolate. It is not too thick making it cakeish, and honestly it just melts in your mouth. Add in the fact that it is completely guilt-free, made with only whole food ingredients. That means no sugar, syrup, flour, oil or artificial sweetener. What else could you want in a cookie?
Guilt-free Chunky Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cookies
makes 1 baking sheet of cookies
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cup certified gluten-free oats
- 1 1/2 cup dates
- 1/2 cup Homemade Coconut Butter, melted
- 1/2 cup crunchy peanut butter (creamy would work too)
- 1 tsp vanilla essence
- a pinch of maldon salt
- 3/4 cup dark vegan chocolate chips/chopped vegan chocolate (to keep it clean, try to find a sugar-free brand and 70%+ dark)
Directions:
1. Place the oats into a food processor and pulse until you have a fine flour. This is easier to do in a high-speed blender, but I use the food processor because it is what is used later in the following steps.
2. Add all remaining ingredients except for the chocolate chips in with the oat flour (into the food processor), and process until you have a firm and somewhat sticky dough. Scoop the dough into a large bowl.
3. Carefully knead the chocolate chips/chopped chocolate into the dough using clean hands. The dough is very dense so it will have to be done by hand.
4. Take a piece of dough (about 2-4 tbsp pr. cookie) into your hands and roll it around until you have a firm ball. Place this on a baking sheet and repeat until all the dough is used. Then press down on the balls using your palms, forming thick cookies. Repeat.
5. Place the tray into a preheated oven at 190 degrees Celsius/375 degrees Fahreneheit for 15 minutes, or until they have turned a golden brown. Take the tray out and allow the cookies to cool for at least 10 minutes. If you have the time and let them rest for 20 minutes it tastes even better. These will keep in an airtight container for up to a week or so.
Eat with a tall glass of Homemade Dairy-free Milk and enjoy!
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These look delicious! As do everything else on your blog for that matter
I just have a quick question… Would coconut oil work as a replacement for the coconut butter?
First of all, thank you so much Allie
As for the question, I am pretty sure that using coconut oil in this recipe would NOT work. This is because coconut oil is far too much of a liquid, and the dough is supposed to be very chunky and thick. You might be able to substitute the coconut oil for additional peanut butter, but I have not tried this out myself.. I wrote an article about why I think that oils are unhealthy, which is the main reason I never use it in my recipes (it can be found in the same place as the recipe for Coconut Butter).
Hope this helped a bit and let me know if you have any further questions!
Best wishes,
Solveig
Thanks so much for the quick reply! Good to know. I foresee some coconut butter-making in my near future
Hi allie- coconut butter is completely unobtainable for me. I use 100%coconut milk in these recipes instead and so for it has worked for me.
Oh, good to know! Thanks Steph!
Hi just wondering if you mean one a half dates? Or one and a half cups of dates? Thanks
Oh, I mean 1 1/2 cup dates! Thank you for pointing it out, I will fix it right away!
Just discovered your blog, and it looks really good. So do these cookies. Definitely going to save this one
. Greets from Holland!
Thank you so much! I hope you enjoy the cookies
Hi! I love your recipes. I was just wondering if there is anything you can replace the dates with in this recipe or if you can leave them out? I’ve left them out in a few other recipes of yours (like the banana bread recipe) and it worked fine, but I wasn’t sure about this one.
Thanks!
The dates are essential in this recipe! The reason you might be able to leave it out in the banana bread recipe is because the bananas add enough sweetness on their own. In this recipe however, the dates are the sole sweetener and also works in holding together the batter. You might be able to use raisins instead of dates as long as you make sure to blend them really well
Do you have any other suggestions of something to add besides dried fruit? I have stomach issues and am following a diet that does not allow dried fruit.
Maybe you could play around with adding mashed bananas (or unsweetened apple sauce) instead of the dates? I would start with adding 1 cup since fresh fruit has a higher water content than dried and will therefore supply more liquid. Unless you are very health-conscious, you might be able to use maple syrup or agave. I have no clue how much to add in of either of those since I never eat it (due to it being refined sugar) :S
Hope everything works out and you are still able to enjoy this recipe!
I think I’ll try the bananas! Thanks so much for your response and help
I can’t wait to try this recipe.
I tried it with the banana (a little less than 1 cup mashed) and it worked! They are delicious
Thanks for your help!
Awesome, I am so happy to hear that worked out! I think I have to try it out too, I love the combination of peanut butter and bananas
Hello, I am not at all a fan of peanut butter so would I be able to replace it with almond butter?
Yup, you can use any nut butter you wish!
Thank you for this recipe. No sugar, no gluten, and vegan. Perfect all around and delicious too. Real food.
I’m glad you like it!