It’s camping season! Why not take a classic peanut butter cookie and throw in some mini marshmallows and chocolate chips? I know that part of the fun of eating s’mores is the mess but having them in a soft and sweet cookie is quite the treat! Plus, with a handy cookie scoop, these take about 20 minutes from start to finish. Great for spontaneous cookie cravings. You can even make them keto with a few substitutions!
The Ingredients for flourless peanut butter cookies are super easy and not just for those who eat gluten-free cookies! This is such an easy cookie for those who don’t want to bother with extra ingredients. You can omit the marshmallows and chocolate chips but they add such a fun chewy texture and decadent flavour. The cinnamon and ginger are optional as well but they add a fun flavour reminiscent of graham crackers.
Ingredients for Gluten Free Cookies
peanut butter
sugar
egg
cinnamon
ginger
salt
chocolate chips
marshmallows
Starting the Batter
Using a wooden spoon or rubber spatula, mix the peanut butter, sugar, egg, cinnamon, ginger, and salt together until the egg is fully incorporated. You want to make sure the eggs are Stirring in the fillings. Chop up the marshmallows into bite-sized pieces as big as the chocolate chips.
Stir them in!
It may seem like a small quantity of filling ingredients but you don’t want to overwhelm the batter. Scoop them onto a sheet. Using a parchment paper-lined baking sheet, roll the dough into a one-and-a-half-inch circle or use a cookie dough scoop. Make sure there is approximately an inch between each cookie. Make the classic crosshatch pattern on each cookie to flatten them out. Bake them for 10 minutes, let them cool on the sheet, and then transfer them to a baking rack to cool – if you can resist eating them hot!
Flourless S’mores Peanut Butter Cookies
Prep Time: 7 mins
Cook Time: 10 mins
Cooling Time: 5 mins
Course: Dessert, Snack
Servings: 16 cookies
Equipment
large sheet pan
Parchment Paper
cookie scoop, optional
Ingredients
1 cup peanut butter smooth
1 cup sugar or granulated monk fruit sugar free blend for keto
1 large egg
¼ tsp cinnamon
¼ tsp ginger
¼ tsp kosher salt plus more for sprinkling on top
2 tbsp semi-sweet chocolate chips or keto chocolate chips
2 tbsp chopped marshmallows (mini are easiest to work with)
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350F
In a mixing bowl, stir together peanut butter, sugar, egg, cinnamon, ginger and salt with a wooden spoon or rubber spatula until the egg is fully incorporated.
Stir in chocolate chips and marshmallows. This may be easier to do by kneading with your hands.
Place a piece of parchment paper on a baking sheet. Roll out or scoop 1 1/2" balls of dough and place them 1" apart on the parchment paper. Using a fork, press down on each cookie once. Turn the fork 90 degrees and press down again. This will make the cross-hatch design on it.
Bake for 10 min. They are done when the sides begin to firm up and any exposed marshmallows are slightly golden brown.
Allow to firm up outside the oven on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.
Optionally allow to cool completely on the cooling rack.
