If you find traditional criss-cross type peanut butter cookies to be a little dry, here’s an alternative. These peanut butter cookies without eggs are sweet, chewy and have a peanutty filling. They are similar to the Pillsbury Double Delight Peanut Butter Cookies, but made from scratch! Also, the recipe is egg-free, so you can easily make the cookies vegan by using a vegan substitute for the milk.
Peanut Butter Cookies Without Eggs Ingredients
The original version is from Gooseberry Patch Big Book of Home Cooking: Favorite Family Recipes, Tips & Ideas for Delicious Comforting Food at its Best
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Recipe
Double Peanut Butter Cookies Without Eggs
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups well stirred and aerated all-purpose flour (200 grams)
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar (100 grams)
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup coconut oil or shortening (96 grams shortening)
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter plus another 1/4 cup for filling
- 1/4 cup maple syrup or corn syrup
- 1 tablespoon milk or nondairy milk
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking soda and salt. Add the coconut oil and stir until crumbly. Add 1/2 cup of the peanut butter and stir well, then add the maple syrup and milk and stir until you have a thick dough.
- Shape the dough into a cylinder about 2 inches in diameter. Wrap it in plastic and chill for about an hour or until very firm.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. and have ready two ungreased or foil lined baking sheets.
- Slice 12 1/8 inch thick circles and arrange on a baking sheet. Spoon about 1/2 teaspoon of peanut butter in the center or each. Cut 12 more slices and lay over the peanut butter, then seal the edges. At this point, you can attempt to make criss-crosses, but try not to break the top and expose the peanut butter.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes on center rack. While the first sheet bakes, repeat with remaining dough and peanut butter. Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for about five minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool.
Susan
The first thing that caught my attention was your Portmeirion plate – I have the same ones! My brother would absolutely love these cookies – I’ll have to make them for him.
Maureen | Orgasmic Chef
Peanut butter cookies are real favorites of mine and I can’t wait to make these this week. Yum.
Karen
Thanks for leaving in the original shortening and corn syrup ingredients. I don’t have coconut oil and do not like maple syrup flavored sweets much. I like the idea of a moist peanut butter cookie.
Jen
Thanks! I appreciate the weights, too. I’ve never actually cooked with coconut oil, only used it as a moisturizer. I’m excited to try these because I do find the usual criss-cross peanut butter cookies dry.
Anna
Jen, that’s actually a great question. The answer is no, I just measured it solid. Each tablespoon weighed 12 grams, so I used 96 grams. I’ll go ahead and note that.
Jen
This is probably a stupid question but did you liquify the coconut oil before adding it?
Cookie Sleuth
Happy New Year! Looks like you are off to a great start with this recipe. 🙂
Lisa Ernst
I had a recipe for peanut butter cookies as a kid that didn’t call for eggs and made very moist cookies. Somewhere along the way I lost the recipe, but this one looks like a great replacement. I like your substitutions, especially the coconut oil. I look forward to trying this.
Stephanie
Yum – Coconut oil! how cool, I’ll have to give these a try. I have yet to add coconut oil to baked goods, I’m intrigued.
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust
Ooooh. I love these!
Natalie
anything with PB is a winner for me!
Kara
Yum! I will have to try these soon. 🙂