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    Home » Recipes » Dessert

    Paula Deen's Magical Peanut Butter Cookies

    Published: Jan 11, 2013 · Modified: Nov 5, 2020 · This post may contain affiliate links

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    Paula Deen’s Magical Peanut Butter Cookies are so good! This is a naturally gluten free and lower calorie cookie! Perfect to make for anyone who is watching their sugar intake or calories.

    Paula Deen’s Magical Peanut Butter Cookies

    My boys LOVE peanut butter cookies! I cannot keep them in my house or even on the kitchen counter on the cooling racks 😉  This is a really simple recipe and tastes so good!  Perfect for holiday's or any day!  I must admit that I like to sneak a few off the cooling rack too!

    Paula Deen’s Magical Peanut Butter Cookies

    This is one of my favorite gluten free cookies!  You can even add a Hershey kiss in the middle when it comes out of the oven for an alternative treat (not low carb though).

    Paula Deen’s Magical Peanut Butter Cookies

    Be sure to give this Paula Deen's Magical Peanut Butter Cookies recipe a try. I always double the recipe because it is such a family favorite.

    Magical Peanut Butter Cookies

    Paula Deen’s Magical Peanut Butter Cookies are so good! This is a naturally gluten free and low carb cookie! Perfect to make for anyone who is watching their sugar intake or calories. 
    4.28 from 11 votes
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    Course: Dessert
    Keyword: Cookie
    Prep Time: 15 minutes
    Cook Time: 12 minutes
    Total Time: 27 minutes
    Servings: 18 cookies
    Author: Paula Deen

    Ingredients

    • 1 cup peanut butter creamy or crunchy
    • 1 cup baking sugar replacement recommended: Swerve, Monk Fruit, Splenda or you can use granulated sugar
    • 1 egg
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

    Instructions

    • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
    • Grease a large baking sheet.
    • In a mixing bowl, combine the peanut butter, 1 cup sugar replacement, the egg, and vanilla, and stir well with a spoon.
    • Roll the dough into balls the size of walnuts.
    • Place the balls on the prepared baking sheet.
    • With a fork, dipped in sugar replacement to prevent sticking, press a crisscross design on each cookie - this is optional and I don't always do this.
    • Bake for 12 minutes, remove from the oven, and sprinkle the cookies with some of the remaining sugar replacement.
    • Cool slightly before removing from pan.
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    Comments

    1. sherry sexton

      January 12, 2013 at 11:29 pm

      a cookie with no flour..hum...

      Reply
      • DONNA Sebastian

        January 16, 2013 at 4:38 pm

        this is gluten free right

        Reply
        • Melissa@StockpilingMoms

          February 09, 2014 at 10:34 pm

          Yes it is gluten free!

          Reply
        • Pam

          October 12, 2014 at 8:57 pm

          I've made these cookies in the past, but they sure don't look as tasty as yours! Would you be so kind as to share what brand of peanut butter you used? I used a natural peanut butter, maybe that's the problem? Thank you!!

          Reply
          • Melissa@StockpilingMoms

            October 13, 2014 at 9:58 am

            Jif - regular.

            Reply
            • Pam

              October 13, 2014 at 8:51 pm

              Awesome - thank you!! :o)

    2. holy

      January 25, 2013 at 8:51 am

      I make mine with 2 eggs, it makes them nice a chewy. The egg is the magic ingreedient in these gluten free cookies.

      Reply
      • Melissa@StockpilingMoms

        February 09, 2014 at 10:35 pm

        I will have to try that - these are delicious as is. I have been making them for 15 years! Long before I was even gluten free!

        Reply
    3. marty

      January 25, 2013 at 3:35 pm

      Can you use regular granulated sugar? Do you use the same amount called for in the recipe?

      Reply
      • Melissa@StockpilingMoms

        February 09, 2014 at 10:35 pm

        Yes the same amount - I updated the recipe too! Thanks!

        Reply
    4. Melissa@StockpilingMoms

      February 09, 2014 at 10:36 pm

      5 stars
      Paula Deen’s Magical Peanut Butter Cookies are so easy to make! They are gluten free, low in sugar and low in carbs!

      Reply
    5. Rachel

      February 23, 2014 at 9:37 am

      Can you make these with honey instead? I could buy a sugar replacement but would prefer to use honey if it works 🙂

      Reply
    6. Ivadale

      March 19, 2014 at 11:12 am

      2 stars
      Yes it is sugar free. I didn't see where it said how many carbs. But it says low carb. I do believe it is.

      Reply
    7. Terri

      November 01, 2014 at 8:14 am

      Carbs for 1 cookie = 11g

      Reply
    8. Angela

      November 03, 2014 at 7:31 pm

      I made mine a little bigger ,so I got 15 cookies... I plugged the ingredients into the spark recipe calculator, and this is what it spit out per cookie.... net carbs would be 4.2 per cookie.
      Nutrition Facts
      User Entered Recipe
      15 Servings
      Amount Per Serving
      Calories 116.8
      Total Fat 8.9 g
      Saturated Fat 1.4 g
      Polyunsaturated Fat 0.1 g
      Monounsaturated Fat 0.1 g
      Cholesterol 12.4 mg
      Sodium 68.7 mg
      Potassium 4.6 mg
      Total Carbohydrate 5.3 g
      Dietary Fiber 1.1 g
      Sugars 0.5 g
      Protein 4.7 g

      Reply
      • ash

        December 21, 2014 at 11:06 am

        did you use natural peanut butter

        Reply
        • Melissa@StockpilingMoms

          December 21, 2014 at 6:48 pm

          We did not but you can!

          Reply
      • Joan

        March 15, 2015 at 2:22 pm

        What peanut butter did u use?

        Reply
        • Melissa@StockpilingMoms

          March 15, 2015 at 2:36 pm

          Jif Brand.

          Reply
        • Sabrina Burke

          March 18, 2020 at 6:55 pm

          5 stars
          Tried these the other night! Delicious! My daughter in law is making them tonight ! Crunchy peanut butter makes them even better!!!

          Reply
    9. Andrea

      November 05, 2014 at 6:33 pm

      Making some now with P2B powered peanut butter. Hope they taste good!

      Reply
    10. Cathi

      May 24, 2015 at 6:18 pm

      What about Stevia? Can you use it instead and how much?

      Reply
      • Melissa@StockpilingMoms

        June 01, 2015 at 10:39 am

        Here is a chart for you to substitute - https://www.stockpilingmoms.com/2012/02/what-is-stevia-sweetleaf-liquid-stevia-review/

        Reply
    11. Destasio

      June 01, 2015 at 9:37 pm

      i so wanted these to work. Not sure why they didn't. I made 2 batches and the first ones spread out and were wet and gooey. The next batch I added an extra egg and they ended up spongy and wet in the middle. I used Jif regular and xylitol sugar substitute. So sad it didn't work. 🙁

      Reply
      • Melissa@StockpilingMoms

        June 01, 2015 at 10:03 pm

        What was the xylitol sugar substitute that you used?

        Reply
    12. Linda

      September 08, 2015 at 4:18 pm

      Used half PB and Half Nutella. Tastes really good. Don't know if I messed up anything but when I calculated the carbs it came out to 10 per cookie. And tasted great!
      Linda

      Reply
      • Shelli

        April 24, 2016 at 10:15 am

        Nutella has sugar in it so it would have slightly more carbs than peanut butter

        Reply
        • Melissa@StockpilingMoms

          April 24, 2016 at 5:35 pm

          True! Also some peanut butter does too so be sure to look at your label.

          Reply
    13. chris

      September 23, 2015 at 4:12 pm

      5 stars
      These were great! I added some chopped nuts and 2 tablespoons of flaxseed meal. Yummy

      Reply
    14. Lynn Dempsey

      December 16, 2015 at 8:08 pm

      4 stars
      Hi, thanks for posting, this is very similar to a Skippy PB recipe I found years ago that had PB & chocolate chips. I double the recipe added an extra tsp of vanilla & a full bag of chocolate chips. They came out great! I'm watching carbs but made these for a work event so was jazzing them up a bit with the chips.

      Reply
    15. Shelley

      January 24, 2016 at 8:42 pm

      5 stars
      Great! I made a half batch, with one egg, used Splenda and crunchy PB. Was thin so added a little coconut and they were wonderful!

      Reply
    16. Shinea

      June 12, 2016 at 10:52 am

      Hello! I was wondering, does anybody know if using PB2 (or any other powdered Peanut Butter) would yield the same results?

      Reply
      • Brian

        June 17, 2016 at 11:23 pm

        I tied PB2 nope I would call it a fail. Plus the cost of PB2 and Splenda Ouch$$$$$$

        Reply
    17. Amy

      January 13, 2018 at 8:30 pm

      How about Swerve in place of sugar?

      Reply
      • Melissa@StockpilingMoms

        January 14, 2018 at 8:40 pm

        Yes, you can do that!

        Reply
    18. Dianna

      December 11, 2018 at 7:13 pm

      4 stars
      These cookies were great but next batch I ll add another egg to batter, yum yum

      Reply
    19. Cheryl

      January 13, 2019 at 7:18 pm

      2 stars
      Failed at low carb peanut butter cookies. 🙁 They spread and glommed together, but didn't really harden. They taste great, but I have to eat them with a spoon. Advice?

      Reply
      • Melissa@StockpilingMoms

        January 18, 2019 at 10:07 am

        Reduce your sugar substitute to 1 cup.

        Reply
    20. Erin

      July 30, 2019 at 9:07 pm

      5 stars
      Has anyone tried to add coco power to it?

      Reply
      • Melissa Jennings

        August 29, 2019 at 10:00 am

        No, but yum! I often put a Hershey kiss in the middle once they come out of the oven and that is so yummy!

        Reply
    21. Theresa

      April 17, 2020 at 7:20 am

      Would a flax egg substitute for the egg work?

      Reply
      • Melissa Jennings

        April 17, 2020 at 1:11 pm

        I am not sure but I have used egg beaters before.

        Reply
    22. Heather

      January 25, 2021 at 7:32 pm

      5 stars
      I have been making these for 9 years now but it has been a few years since I made them. This time I used fresh ground dry roasted peanuts from Fresh Thyme so no added oil, sugar or any thing else, half a cup of the splenda brown sugar mix (they were very sweet so I could use less), vanilla, and 1 extra large egg and they turned out crispy on the edges and perfectly chewy throughout the rest of the cookies. Thank you for the reminder about how amazing these cookies are!

      Reply
    23. Jane

      January 28, 2021 at 1:59 pm

      I am diabetic. Since mid December. I love to bake. Haven’t tried to yet. Kinda of scary. Do you have tbe nutritional value. Of the peanut butter cookies. They look so yummy. Thanks so much

      Reply
      • Melissa Jennings

        February 01, 2021 at 3:37 pm

        You can put them into My Fitness Pal and it will tabulate for you.

        Reply
    24. carol

      February 21, 2021 at 8:34 am

      5 stars
      I put a lily's peanut butter cup on top. They are amazing!

      Reply

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