Cassava Flour Nut Butter Cookies ~ Gluten-Free & Vegan

Cassava Flour Nut Butter Cookies are easy one-bowl gluten-free cookies that will disappear just as fast as any other favorite cookie in the house. Cassava flour is an allergy-friendly flour that measures just like any all-purpose flour without an unpleasant taste change; in fact, I would be surprised if anyone even noticed.

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The differences in the nut butter consistency, variety, and brand will result in slightly different textures of cookies, but they will ALL be delicious. I have made these Cassava flour nut butter cookies with almond butter, sunflower seed butter, and peanut butter. Some are super creamy and some have a thicker consistency.

The nut butter I used in this photo was peanut butter that was less drippy at room temperature, Skippy Creamy Natural Peanut Butter. In the next photo below, I used a very drippy/creamy natural peanut butter such as Kirkland Organic Creamy Peanut Butter or Adams 100% Natural Peanut Butter. You can see the difference in the texture of the cookies.

The same would be true for nut-free sunflower seed butter cookies; some sunflower seed butter will be “drippier” than others.

Add-ins to the cookie dough is a fun way to change things up for different holidays or just for fun:

• Enjoy Life allergy-friendly chocolate chips
• Dandies Vegan Mini Marshmallows ~ gluten, corn, and nut-free and vegan, not soy-free. For soy-free marshmallows use Campfire Brand or Jett Puffed marshmallows but they do have gelatin and are not vegan.
• Reese’s Pieces ~ not dairy, nut, soy, or corn-free
• Reese’s Peanut Butter Baking Chips ~ not dairy, soy, nut, or corn-free
• M&M candies ~ not corn, soy, or dairy-free
• Holiday sprinkles

The marshmallows and chocolate chips are my favorite add-ins; it’s like eating a healthy s’mores cookie.

Here is a close-up of the s’mores cookie that is my favorite, now you can see why I like them so much! Mmm…So soft and chewy.

Here are some other types of flour that can be used in this recipe:

• • Tigernut Flour
  • King Arthur Measure For Measure Gluten-Free Flour
  • Regular All-Purpose Flour
  • Bob’s Red Mill Gluten-Free 1-to-1 Baking Flour
  • Pamela’s Artesian Gluten-Free Flour Blend

To Make Cassava Flour Nut Butter Cookies You Will Need These Ingredients:

• Nut Butter ~ I used peanut butter for the cookies in this post. Sunflower seed butter for nut-free diets.
• Unsweetened applesauce ~ regular or cinnamon
• Vanilla extract
• Sugar ~ dry type, I have not tried honey, pure maple syrup, or agave.
• Cassava Flour
• Salt
• Baking soda
• Optional add-ins listed above

**It is best and highly recommended to use the nut butter at room temperature when making these cookies.

You might also like to try these Tigernut Sunflower Cookies With Wild Blueberries or a completely flourless GF Peanut Butter Cookie.

Enjoy!

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5 from 3 votes

Cassava Flour Nut Butter Cookies ~ Gluten-Free & Vegan

Super easy one bowl allergy-friendly nut butter cookies that have lots of options for add-in ingredients. These cookies are freezer-friendly and a crowd favorite.

Prep Time7 minutes mins

Cook Time10 minutes mins

Total Time17 minutes mins

Course: Dessert, Snack

Cuisine: American

Keyword: 20 minute recipe, allergy-friendly, cassava flour, corn-free, dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, healthier peanut butter cookies, nut-free, soy-free

Servings: 15 Cookies

Calories: 146kcal

Author: Mary Krick

Ingredients

• 1 cup nut butter at room temperature ~ Substitute SunButter for nut-free
• 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce regular or cinnamon
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2/3 cup sugar ~ do not sub with liquid sweetener
• 1/4 cup plus 2 Tbsp Cassava flour ~ or other gluten-free blends
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
• optional add-ins ~ see in notes

Instructions

• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone liner.
• Add all ingredients except add-ins in a medium bowl. Mix well.
• Stir in add-ins at this time.
• Form balls using 2 tbsp of dough and place them on a lined baking sheet. Push down the balls to about half the size.
• Bake for 10 minutes at 350. Let cookies rest for about 10 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack.

Notes

Nutritional counts are for plain cookies without add-ins.

**Add-ins to the cookie dough is a fun way to change things up for different holidays or cravings:

• Enjoy Life allergy-friendly chocolate chips
• Dandies Vegan Mini Marshmallows ~ gluten, corn, and nut-free and vegan, not soy-free. For soy-free marshmallows use Campfire Brand or Jett Puffed marshmallows but they do have gelatin and are not vegan.
• Reese's Pieces ~ not dairy, nut, soy, or corn-free
• Reese's Peanut Butter Baking Chips ~ not dairy, soy, nut, or corn-free
• M&M candies ~ not corn, soy, or dairy-free

Nutrition

Serving: 1Cookie | Calories: 146kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Sodium: 150mg | Potassium: 129mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 1IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 61mg | Iron: 1mg