Gooey Vegan Peanut Butter Skillet Cookie (Gluten Free)

This vegan peanut butter skillet cookie is a lighter take on a cast iron skillet cookie! So easy to make, naturally gluten free, and full of sweet peanut butter and chocolate for the ultimate healthier skillet cookie!

If you’re looking for an easier vegan chocolate chip cookie recipe (yes, even easier than these!), then look no further.

This peanut butter cookie skillet is the dream vegan gluten free cookie recipe. Crisp on the edges and gooey in the middle and pairs very well with a big fat scoop of dairy-free ice cream on top.

It’s stuffed to the brim with melty chocolate chips. Literally the most perfect cast iron skillet cookies in the history of cast iron skillet cookies.

Oh and this cookie skillet is also naturally gluten free as well. We’re using oat flour (homemade or store bought), just like my oat flour chocolate chip cookies.

What’s more, this vegan healthy skillet cookie is even easier to make than regular cookies- no need to chill the dough, and we’re making it in just one bowl! Talk about an amazing vegan cookie recipe.

Trust me, this healthier version of a peanut butter pizookie (ya know, a cookie pizza!) will have your jaw on the floor!

Healthier peanut butter cookie skillet ingredients

This cookie skillet comes together with the simplest of ingredients, and we even have a few swaps if you need to:

For this gluten free peanut butter cookie skillet, you’ll need:

• Gluten free flour: I recommend oat flour (what I used in the photos), or King Arthur Measure-for-Measure or Bob’s Red Mill 1-to-1 gluten free baking flour. I’ve also made this cookie skillet with all purpose flour, and it works just as well if you’re not gluten-free.
• Peanut butter: crunchy or smooth works fine here 🙂
• Coconut sugar: You can also use organic granulated sugar and brown sugar if you’d like.
• Unsweetened applesauce: Dairy free yogurt is another great option.
• Vegan butter or coconut oil: I prefer vegan butter, but it’s up to you!
• Chocolate chips: I recommend Pascha Chocolate, Enjoy Life, or Hu Kitchen Chocolate gems.

Overview: how to make a vegan peanut butter skillet cookie

Have you ever made a cast iron chocolate chip cookie skillet? If you have, making a peanut butter version isn’t all that different! But if you’re a complete beginner (hey we all start somewhere!), then let’s go through the steps.

Start by: Preheating your oven and grease the cast iron skillet (or pie dish if you don’t have a skillet). Then whisk together the flour and baking soda and set that bowl aside while you prepare your wet ingredients.

Whisk together the sugar, applesauce, vegan butter, and peanut butter until everything is smooth. I recommend using a hand mixer, but feel free to use a stand mixer instead.

Then just combine the wet ingredients with the dry ingredients like you would for making regular vegan peanut butter cookies. Mix it until it’s completely consistent, like the below pictures. If you need to, you can add in a tablespoon or two of dairy free milk.

Fold in the chocolate chips until they’re evenly distributed.

Now pour the batter into a cast iron skillet, and bake until lightly golden!

Cast Iron Skillet Cookie Tips & Tricks

Now that you have the basics of this peanut butter cookie skillet down, let’s go over some tips and tricks to ensure that your healthier pizookie comes out even better!

• What to do if you don’t have a cast iron skillet: I highly recommend cooking this cookie skillet in a cast iron, but if you don’t have one, don’t worry! You can also use a 10″ pie dish, just the same!
• Use chunky or smooth peanut butter: if you want a smoother and gooier inside, stick with smooth peanut butter, but chunk will work as well!
• Vegan butter definitely gives it a more cookie taste: but some people don’t like vegan butter, or can’t consume it due to a nut allergy- totally understandable! Then I recommend using coconut oil- for less of a coconut taste, use refined coconut oil!
• No coconut sugar? Not a problem! This cookie skillet definitely doesn’t have to be refined sugar free if you don’t want or need it. In that case, swap in organic cane sugar, no problem!
• Add in extra vegan peanut butter cups for the ultimate gooey skillet cookie: I like using Lily’s Sweets, but if you make this cookie skillet with almond butter instead of peanut butter, you can try out these homemade almond butter cups!

You’re just going to absolutely love this vegan skillet cookie. If you give it a go, let me know in the comments below!

As always, I’d absolutely love to see your beautiful recreations on Instagram and Pinterest, so be sure to tag me there!

Happy baking, scooping, and cookie pizook-ing!

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