Low-FODMAP Soft and Puffy Peanut Butter Cookies (with Chocolate Chips!); Gluten-free

I’m so excited to have you try my low-FODMAP Soft and Puffy Peanut Butter Cookie recipe.

These little babies are rich, peanutty, and melt-in-your-mouth delicious.

Absolutely bursting with chocolate and butterscotch chips!

I remember having this kind of peanut butter cookie at bake sales growing up, with one exception…back then we would never have sprinkled them with flaked sea salt (It’s a great addition, trust me).

Peanuts are one of my absolute favorite flavors. Every day I eat a Peanut Maple Pleasure Happy Bar for breakfast, a bag of peanuts mid-morning, and a Peanut Chocolate Euphoria Happy Bar at around 3 pm to keep me going.

A bit weird, but I’m a creature of habit, and my tummy is happy with it.  Peanuts are one of the foods that are low enough in FODMAPs that I can eat as much as I desire 🙂

Enjoy these low-FODMAP Peanut Butter cookies with chocolate chips, chocolate chunks or try white chocolate and chopped peanuts if you like!  They are amazingly versatile.

You may also love my:

• Low-FODMAP Fabulous 3 ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies
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• Low-FODMAP Frozen Peanut Butter Pie
• Low-FODMAP Homemade Salted Caramel Peanut Candy Bars
• Low-FODMAP Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Crisp Balls
• Low-FODMAP Peanut Butter Fudge with Chocolate

Or check out over 450 more low-FODMAP recipes on the blog. IBS-friendly!

Be healthy and happy,

Rachel Pauls, MD

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Although this recipe has not been lab tested, a single serving should be low-FODMAP based on the ingredients *using available FODMAP data at time of posting (*see note below about butterscotch chips)

Yield: 45 cookies; serving size 1-2 cookies

Prep time: 30 min plus chilling (1 hour or overnight)

Bake time: 10 min

Total time: 40 min plus chilling (1 hour or overnight)

Bake: 375 F

Ingredients

• 1 and 3/4 cups low-FODMAP, gluten-free all-purpose flour
  • I like Authentic Foods GF Classical Blend (my low-FODMAP bake off is the reason!)
• 1/4 cup sweet rice flour
  • This is not the same as regular rice flour, it is made with glutinous or sticky rice.  It changes the texture of the cookie to be slightly chewier
• 1/2 teaspoon xanthan gum, if not added to your flour choice
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup natural creamy peanut butter ‘no-stir’ variety
  • Do not use the brands that are difficult to stir, they don’t result in the same texture for the dough
  • I like Skippy Naturals or Jif Naturals
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs, room temperature
• 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips *see note ?
  • Can also use chopped peanuts, white chocolate chips or a combination
    • 30g is one low-FODMAP serving for dark chocolate, 25g for white chocolate
    • I used 1 cup of semisweet and 1 cup butterscotch chips. Butterscotch chips have similar ingredients to white chocolate chips, but are not FODMAP tested. If you are uncertain about your tolerance, then do not substitute for your recipe
  • If you prefer your cookies less ‘packed’ then reduce amount by 1/2 cup
• Flaked sea salt, optional, for sprinkling

Directions

• In a medium bowl, combine the low-FODMAP, gluten free flour, sweet rice flour, xanthan gum, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside
• Beat the butter in the large bowl of mixer with flat paddle until creamy
• Add the brown sugar, granulated sugar, and peanut butter and beat about 2 minutes until fluffy
• Add the vanilla extract, then the eggs, then beat until completely combined
• Add the dry ingredients and mix on low until combined, scraping the bowl as needed
• Stir in the chocolate chips or other stir-ins by hand
• Cover and chill the dough for 1 hour or overnight (can be refrigerated up to 3 days)
  • I left mine overnight
• When ready to bake, preheat the oven to 375°F and line baking sheets with silicone mats or parchment paper
• Remove the dough from the fridge as you are actively using it, to ensure it stays chilled
• Use a small cookie scoop to create 1 & 1/2 inch balls of dough and roll them lightly between your palms (you don’t want to overhandle them too much), then space cookies about 2 inches apart on the baking sheet
• Sprinkle with sea salt, if desired
• Bake the cookie dough at 375°F for 10 minutes or until done (they will be ‘just set’ on the bottom)
  • You will likely need to bake them in batches
• Cool on the baking sheets for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to completely cool
• Store at room temperature in a sealed container, or freeze if desired