Everyday Low FODMAP Peanut Butter Cookies

There’s nothing like a freshly-baked peanut butter cookie! These healthier peanut butter cookies are made without flour, and less sugar, so they’re perfect for everyday snacking! Naturally low FODMAP, vegan, gluten free and PACKED with peanut butter-y flavor. Plus, this recipe is super simple — it’s made in just one bowl with just 8 ingredients.

I’ve said this before, but I’m not a huge sweets person. It’s not because I’m a dietitian either, because dietitians are kinda famous for their love of chocolate. I mean, I like the idea of cookies and cakes, but most are way too sweet for my tastes. So finding sweets I love often means making my own—which is probably why I have so many low FODMAP cookie recipes on the blog, like my epic tahini chocolate chip cookies.

(It’s also why all my gut health cookbook, Good For Your Gut, has a pretty substantial dessert chapter ha)

So these low FODMAP peanut butter cookies were really a labour of love. You might not realize this, but I actually have IBS-D myself…and when my gut goes wonky, I still lean on low FODMAP recipes until things calm down. I should admit that it took me a couple attempts to get them right: the first batches were too sweet. I set out to make a ‘full sugar’ cookie (since cane sugar is low FODMAP) but it was honestly just too sweet for me and I didn’t feel right sharing a recipe I wouldn’t want to eat much of myself.

I’ve got to say this straight out: if you want a full sugar, white flour cookie: do that. Eat it, enjoy every minute of it, and don’t look back. Your cookies don’t have to be ‘healthy’. But let’s say you have special dietary needs like an allergy or low FODMAP requirements. Or maybe you like to eat a LOT of cookies—so you want to enjoy those make with some nutrient-dense ingredients to help you stay energized. Well, then these are the cookies for you. And me. Let’s be cookie friends.

Let’s make these epic vegan low FODMAP peanut butter cookies

Soft and decadently delicious, prepare to fall in love with these healthy peanut butter cookies! In case you like to shorten the window between craving and eating as much as possible, these cookies take less than 30 minutes to make, require just one bowl and 8 ingredients to prepare. I mean, what more can you ask for?

Learn from my mistakes: Make sure your peanut butter is well stirred, so you get the right blend of fat and protein for the cookies. If the fat isn’t blended in well, the cookies could be a bit dry! If you’re down to the bottom of your PB jar and it’s looking firm as opposed to fluid, try adding a tablespoon of avocado oil in there for some extra moisture.

Nutrition Corner: Each peanut butter cookie has about 4g protein and 1.5g fiber. They are a more blood sugar friendly cookie, especially with the healthy fats and protein from the peanut butter and almond flour. And they’re low sugar, but not sugar free! It’s about 7g sugar per cookie.

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More yummy low FODMAP cookies + bars

• Healthy Vegan Breakfast Cookies with Oats + Almond Flour
• 4 Ingredient Vegan Shortbread Cookies
• One Bowl Low FODMAP Granola Bar
• Soft-baked Vegan Snickerdoodles
• Easy Almond Flour Thin Mints