Vegan MoFo 5: Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich Cookies. Oil-free.

Vegan Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich Cookies from An Unrefined Vegan

Can you detect the slight green color in the cookies? Nope, me neither. However, some avocado did find its way into these soft, moist cookies, completely replacing oil. (Okay, so I didn’t say fat. There’s plenty of fat in these cookies.) You won’t detect the avocado in the taste either – just pure peanut butter (and jelly). Thanks to Poppy at Poppy’s Patisserie for showing me, via her Gooseberry & Avocado Loaf Cake, among other recipes, that avocados make an excellent substitute for oil.

The original sandwich cookie appeared at Number 6 on Buzzfeed’s 29 Ways to Honor the Glory of Peanut Butter and Jelly with a recipe from I Heart Eating (which pretty much sums it up for most of us, don’t you think?).

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Vegan Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich Cookies
Serves 12
Sweet jelly cozies up with two layers of nutty, soft peanut butter cookies. Plant-based with no added oil.
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Cook Time
12 min
Total Time
30 min
Cook Time
12 min
Total Time
30 min
232 calories
20 g
1 g
15 g
8 g
3 g
54 g
72 g
5 g
0 g
11 g
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size
54g
Servings
12
Amount Per Serving
Calories 232
Calories from Fat 123
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 15g
23%
Saturated Fat 3g
14%
Trans Fat 0g
Polyunsaturated Fat 4g
Monounsaturated Fat 7g
Cholesterol 1mg
0%
Sodium 72mg
3%
Total Carbohydrates 20g
7%
Dietary Fiber 3g
13%
Sugars 5g
Protein 8g
Vitamin A
1%
Vitamin C
1%
Calcium
3%
Iron
6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Ingredients
  1. 1/2 ripe avocado
  2. 3/4 cup smooth/creamy natural peanut butter
  3. 1/4 cup maple sugar
  4. 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  5. 1 tsp. peanut butter extract
  6. 1 Tbsp. egg replacer + 3 tbsp. water (I used Beyond Eggs, but use your favorite replacer equivalent to 1 egg), whisked well
  7. 1/4 cup nut milk
  8. 1/2 cup rolled oats
  9. 3/4 cup whole wheat flour
  10. 1 1/2 tsp. powdered stevia
  11. 1/2 tsp. baking soda
  12. 1/4 tsp. baking powder
  13. 1/2 cup rolled oats soaked in 1/2 cup hot water (do not drain)
  14. 1/2 cup unsalted dry roasted peanuts, chopped
  15. pinch salt
Other ingredients
  1. Your favorite flavor of jam or jelly
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 350-degrees and line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
  2. In the bowl of a food processor, combine the avocado, peanut butter, maple sugar, extracts, egg replacer, and non-dairy milk. Process until very smooth - you don't want any little green chunks in there. Set aside.
  3. In a large bowl, whisk together the dry oats, flour, stevia, baking soda, and baking powder. Pour the avocado mixture into the dry ingredients, add the oats that have been soaking in the water and stir well. Stir in the peanuts.
  4. Drop the batter by the teaspoonful onto the prepared baking sheets. Using wet fingers, gently press down the cookies and form into flat circles (these cookies do not spread when baking).
  5. Bake for about 12 minutes, rotating the pans halfway through.
  6. Allow cookies to cool in the pans for a few minutes before transferring them to wire racks to cool completely.
  7. When the cookies have cooled, top the bottom of one cookie with a bit of jelly or jam (a little goes a long way), then place another cookie on top and gently press. Proceed with remaining cookies.
Notes
  1. I baked some cookies on a silicon sheet and found that the bottoms did not crisp up as well as when baked on parchment.
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calories
232
fat
15g
protein
8g
carbs
20g
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39 thoughts on “Vegan MoFo 5: Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich Cookies. Oil-free.

  1. Brandi

    Oh, I have tried the avocado before in baking and it was disgusting to me…maybe there was too much. It would have to be very faint for me to not taste it. I’m just so sensitive..,just like I nearly gagged at black bean desserts. I’m real sensitive to desserts not tasting “off”. I’ll believe you though if you say you can’t taste it :). They sure look good, that’s for sure! I’ve never even heard or seen peanut butter extract.

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    1. Choc Chip Uru

      I agree with you Brandi! I had a horrible experience with avocado but I am willing to try it again with your delicious recipe :D
      It looks so addictive!

      Cheers
      CCU

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    2. An Unrefined Vegan

      Nothing sadder than a mouthwatering-looking dessert having an unexpected, funky taste! Avocado tastes great in guacamole – but I don’t want to taste it in my cookie – – and I didn’t taste avocado in these :-).

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  2. Richa

    i am with brandy,, i made some avocado cupcakes from some place i dont remember and couldnt down them even if someone put a gun to my head:) so this is one good reason to try these cookies and see if i like avos in cookies!

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  3. tearoomdelights

    Peanut butter extract? I don’t think I’ve ever seen such a thing. Is that to make it more intensely nutty tasting? Your cookies look really good, I love the way the jam’s oozing out between the two layers.

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  4. Poppy

    Another stunning Pb&J recipe! I’m really looking forward to them each day! I love that you were inspired to use avocado in them. I must hunt down some PB extract too! :D

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      1. Poppy

        I think it depends on the application and the flavours used. I’ve never tasted it in a baked good, only when I’ve tried it blended with cocoa to make a mousse, I hated that. I have seen recipes that are designed to have an avocado flavour, not just to replace the refined fat like avocado and lime cupcakes, so I can imagine that my be weird. I’m sure with the PB flavours you would never taste it here! I’ve also had some people who get put off just from the idea that it’s in there, so I don’t tell people now til they’re eating and saying yum!!

  5. coconutandberries

    I love pb cookies! The oats look like great addition. I would have thought with the fat provided by the pb that you wouldn’t even need the avocado and could probably just use some non-dairy milk for extra moisture….?

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  6. Kelli

    Oh yum, these look inCREDible…. these must be made. I love love peanut butter and what you did here is fantastic! I love the peanuts popping out all over and the jam oozing from inside. Who can resist that? :)

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  7. eager urbanist

    I admire your creative combinations of PB & J, and this recipe is the most enticing one yet! I’m also excited to use the avocado, and to read Poppy’s blog. Thanks for pointing us in her direction!

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  8. curlyadventurer

    Hey, these cookies look amazing. I know that the avocado addition makes them awesome and oil less. But is there a way to make them without avocado. I have a fairly unique challenge. I am trying to be vegan, with an anaphylactic allergy to Avocado and Bananas. They are both such great foods and I wish that I could eat them. But I am unable, Still I am not allergic to peanuts or garbanzo beans and for that I am thankful.

    Any suggestions. I really want to try them out :)

    Thanks,

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      1. Kelli

        Or chickpeas! I recently had some oil-free chocolate chip cookies made with chickpeas and they were amazing!

      2. Kelli

        ActuaLly, the cookies I had were oil-free and grain-free… They were mostly chickpeas, I think, and totally incredible!

      3. curlyadventurer

        IIIIiiii knnnnoooooow, avocados and bananas, it is rough! But yeah i will try the mashed white beans. And I will let you know when i do.

        and Kelli, chickpeas, awesome. Can you send me the recipe for your chickpea cookies or tell me how to found it.

      4. Kelli

        At long last (I’m currently behind on everything in life!), here is the chocolate chip cookie recipe with chickpeas – they were really great! http://www.texanerin.com/2012/04/grain-free-peanut-butter-chocolate-chip-cookie-dough-bites.html

  9. celestedimilla

    I made avocado chocolate chip cookies for a 4th of July party I went to this year and they were a HIT! Here’s the link: http://honkifyourevegan.com/2013/07/02/10-fabulous-vegan-party-foods/. After trying it, I’m sold on avocado in cookies. These look yummy Annie! Stunning photography as usual!! Celeste :)

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