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Home » Dairy Free » Extra Decadent Sunbutter Cookies.

Extra Decadent Sunbutter Cookies.

Mar 3, 2017 · Modified: May 6, 2017 by Kelly Roenicke · 6 Comments

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These sunbutter cookies are chewy and wonderful, and extra decadent with the addition of chocolate chips and gooey sun cups. Truly a special cookie recipe!

Chewy, gooey, chocolatey and delicious sunbutter cookies are made extra special with the additon of chocolate chips and suncups.

Have you heard any of these common complaints and misconceptions about gluten free/allergy friendly baked goods?

“Gluten free cakes are always dry. You can’t frost them, they fall apart.”

“You can’t make a cake without eggs – it won’t rise.”

“Gluten free baked goods are tasteless, like cardboard.”

If you’ve spent any time experimenting with gluten free and allergy friendly cooking and baking, you know that these statements don’t have to be true. You can enjoy wonderful, decadent desserts even if you have to avoid many allergens. 

Like these chewy sunbutter cookies.

Chewy, gooey, chocolatey and delicious sunbutter cookies are made extra special with the additon of chocolate chips and suncups.

If you’re missing peanut butter cookies, you’ll want to give these a try. Sunbutter doesn’t taste exactly like peanut butter (it tastes like sweetened sunflower seeds), but the texture of these sunbutter cookies is just like the chewy peanut butter cookies you used to love.

These cookies contain lots of sunbutter, sugar, applesauce, and just a bit of gluten free flour, making for a very chewy, tender cookie that isn’t dry at all. These are sure to satisfy your craving for a chewy, flavorful, chocolatey cookie.

Chewy, gooey, chocolatey and delicious sunbutter cookies are made extra special with the additon of chocolate chips and suncups.

I used dark chocolate Sun Cups in addition to dairy free chocolate chips to make these extra special. The sun cups get nice and melty and add more flavor and texture to these sunbutter cookies. Sun Cups are top 12 allergen free, and are pretty easy to find at Target and Whole Foods. If you want to skip the Sun Cups, you can just add more dairy free mini chocolate chips, or any other chocolate that you wish. Chocolate chunks or even pieces of dairy free chocolate bars would be delicious.

Chewy, gooey, chocolatey and delicious sunbutter cookies are made extra special with the additon of chocolate chips and suncups.
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Extra Decadent Sunbutter Cookies.

Chewy and delicious sunbutter cookies are a wonderful allergy friendly treat!
Course Dessert
Cuisine gluten free, Nut free, vegan.
Prep Time 35 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 47 minutes
Servings 20
Calories 187 kcal
Author Kelly Roenicke

Ingredients

  • 1 cup creamy sunbutter
  • ¾ cup organic cane sugar
  • ¼ cup unsweetened applesauce
  • ½ cup gluten free flour blend I used King Arthur Multi Purpose GF Flour
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • extra sugar for rolling
  • 1 cup dairy free mini chocolate chips
  • 6-8 Dark Chocolate Sun Cups

Instructions

  1. Place the sunbutter and sugar in a mixing bowl and mix on medium speed until combined.
  2. Add the applesauce and continue to mix.
  3. Stop the mixer and add the gluten free flour blend, baking soda, and salt. Mix on low speed, scraping down the sides once.
  4. Stop the mixer and add the dairy free chocolate chips. Stir by hand.
  5. Place the cookie dough in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
  6. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
  7. Chop the dark chocolate sun butter cups into pieces.
  8. Place rounded tablespoons of batter on the cookie sheet. Press the sun cup pieces into the top of each cookie.
  9. Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes.
  10. Allow to cool fully on the cookie sheet before removing. Repeat with remaining dough.
Nutrition Facts
Extra Decadent Sunbutter Cookies.
Amount Per Serving
Calories 187 Calories from Fat 81
% Daily Value*
Fat 9g14%
Saturated Fat 2g13%
Cholesterol 1mg0%
Sodium 81mg4%
Potassium 29mg1%
Carbohydrates 22g7%
Sugar 15g17%
Protein 3g6%
Vitamin A 30IU1%
Vitamin C 0.4mg0%
Calcium 32mg3%
Iron 0.9mg5%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Notes about these sunbutter cookies:

  • If you are able to eat peanuts, you can definitely make these with peanut butter and peanut butter cups.
  • You can use regular all-purpose flour if you are not gluten free.
  • These cookies are delicate when hot – let them cool on the cookie sheet before moving them.

Chewy, gooey, chocolatey and delicious sunbutter cookies are made extra special with the additon of chocolate chips and sun cups.

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Filed Under: Dairy Free, Desserts, food, Gluten Free, Recipes, Sweets, Vegan Tagged With: cookies, Dairy Free, Egg Free, Fish Free, Gluten Free, Mustard Free, Nut Free, Peanut Free, Sesame Free, Shellfish Free, Soy Free, top 8 allergy free recipe, Tree Nut Free

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Kelly Roenicke
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Mom to two boys with food allergies and sensitivities, Kelly is passionate about allergy friendly cooking and baking. She believes that you can enjoy amazing, easy recipes even when cooking for multiple food allergies.
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  1. Risa Smiles

    March 11, 2017 at 10:19 pm

    Can you substitute the sunbutter with peanut butter, and the sugar with honey? Will the recipe work just as well?

    Reply
    • Kelly Roenicke

      March 13, 2017 at 11:25 am

      Peanut butter will work fine, but not honey. It will make the batter too wet. Coconut sugar would work, or maple sugar if you’re looking for something unrefined.

      Reply
  2. Bethany @ athletic avocado

    March 06, 2017 at 6:21 pm

    All the common GF baking misconceptions are shut down just glancing over at these cookies! LOVE the simple ingredient list :)

    Reply
    • Kelly Roenicke

      March 11, 2017 at 8:11 pm

      Thank you!

      Reply
  3. Trisha

    March 03, 2017 at 9:34 pm

    These look delicious! Thank you for sharing! I’m definitely going to try these.

    Reply
    • Kelly Roenicke

      March 04, 2017 at 10:21 pm

      I hope you love them!

      Reply

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