These tender and sweet vegan peanut butter cookies are as simple as it gets.

Crunchy peanut butter adds texture, but smooth peanut butter will work well too.

These harden as they cool, so wait for them to cool completely before eating.

a recipe photo of the Vegan Peanut Butter Cookies

Photo:Photographer: Jacob Fox, Food stylist: Holly Dreesman, Prop stylist: Joseph Wanek

Line 2 large rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper.

Whisk whole-wheat flour, all-purpose flour, baking soda, nutmeg and salt together in a large bowl.

Transfer to a resealable plastic freezer bag and freeze for up to 2 months.

the ingredients to make the Vegan Peanut Butter Cookies

Photographer: Jacob Fox, Food stylist: Holly Dreesman, Prop stylist: Joseph Wanek

Bake at 350F from frozen, adding 2 to 4 minutes to the total bake time.

Store baked cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.

They are also a good source of folate and magnesium.

step 2 in making the Vegan Peanut Butter Cookies

Photographer: Jacob Fox, Food stylist: Holly Dreesman, Prop stylist: Joseph Wanek

Pure maple syrup is a natural sweetener that is made from boiling the sap of maple trees.

Though it does provide some nutritional benefits, it’s still considered an added sugar.

Whole-wheat flour is made by grinding the entire wheat kernel, which preserves most of the kernels nutrition.

step 3 in making the Vegan Peanut Butter Cookies

Photographer: Jacob Fox, Food stylist: Holly Dreesman, Prop stylist: Joseph Wanek

This means that whole-wheat flour is considered awhole grain.

The cookies harden as they cool, so its best to wait for them to cool completely before eating.

We recommend using natural peanut butter, which is made with just peanuts and sometimes a little salt.

step 3 in making the Vegan Peanut Butter Cookies

Photographer: Jacob Fox, Food stylist: Holly Dreesman, Prop stylist: Joseph Wanek

Regular peanut butter often has added sugar and oils that will alter the nutritional profile of the recipe.

  • Daily Values (DVs) are the recommended amounts of nutrients to consume each day.

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