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Healthy peanut butter blossom cookies with dark chocolate centers

Peanut Butter Blossoms

The classic holiday cookie-tin favorite, made with natural peanut butter and a dark chocolate center.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Chill 20 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings: 20 cookies
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 128
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup natural peanut butter 250g, well stirred
  • ⅓ cup pure maple syrup 80ml
  • 1 egg
  • ½ cup blanched almond flour 50g
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • Pinch of salt
  • 2 tbsp coconut sugar for rolling
  • 20 pieces of dark chocolate (squares or large chunks)

Method
 

  1. Mix the peanut butter, maple syrup, egg and vanilla until smooth. Stir in the almond flour, baking soda and salt.
  2. Chill 20 minutes.
  3. Heat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a baking sheet.
  4. Roll the dough into 20 one-inch balls and roll each in coconut sugar.
  5. Bake 9–10 minutes, until the tops crack.
  6. Right away, press a chocolate piece into the center of each cookie.
  7. Cool completely. Pop them in the fridge for 15 minutes if you want the chocolate to set faster.

Notes

Macros are estimates per cookie based on the ingredients listed. Carbs are total carbs.