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Easy and delicious Nutter Butter Cookies. These crunchy cookie sandwiches feature a creamy peanut butter filling sweetened with maple syrup and gluten-free cookie dough. The ultimate treat for kids and adults—and much healthier!

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What Makes This Recipe Great

Okay, friends, I’m going to keep this one short because the recipe name says it all–these are 3 Ingredient Healthy Nutter Butter Cookies that also happen to be vegan, gluten-free, oil-free, and refined sugar-free— that’s right, no egg, no granulated sugar, no regular all-purpose flour, no fuss! But I promise you, these peanut butter cookies are JUST as delicious as the original. Almost sounds too good to be true, right?

Store-bought Nutter Butter cookies are technically vegan, aside from the sugar, which may not be vegan sugar (yes, that’s a thing). However, they are definitely not gluten-free for those allergic (me), and the ingredient list isn’t too appetizing.

Let’s take a peek:

Enriched Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B1), Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), Folic Acid), Sugar, Peanut Butter (Roasted Peanuts, Corn Syrup Solids, Hydrogenated Rapeseed, Cottonseed And Soybean Oils, Salt), Soybean Oil, Rolled Oats, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean And Cottonseed Oils, Salt, Leavening (Baking Soda, Calcium Phosphate), Cornstarch, Soy Lecithin (Emulsifier), Vanillin – An Artificial Flavor.

The ingredients for my Healthy Nutter Butter Cookies?

Peanut Butter, Oat Flour, Maple Syrup

In addition to the ingredient list being much much shorter and completely whole food based, it’s also a lot easier to make and fun too! There isn’t too much to say except TRY IT! I’ve given it to 3 different friends who all loved them so much they asked me to make them a full batch to satisfy their craving.

P.S. If you liked this vegan/healthy re-creation, check out these Tahini Teddy Grahams and these Vegan Cheez-Its.

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Ingredient Notes

With simple ingredients and no need for a stand mixer or electric mixer, these peanut butter sandwich cookies come together in no time!

  • creamy peanut butter + more to fill: Look for a nut butter with no added ingredients, ideally only peanuts and maybe salt! If you want to use natural peanut butter, I recommend a no-stir option.
  • maple syrup
  • fine oat flour: Sift for fine texture and best results
  • vanilla extract: optional
  • baking powder: optional
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Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 350F and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
  2. In a large bowl, sift oat flour and combine the dry ingredients with peanut butter and maple syrup. Stir with a spatula until combined and smooth. A cookie dough should form that pulls away from the sides of the bowls and be workable with your hands.
  3. Scoop 1 tsp-sized balls of dough, and use 2 to create a peanut shape. Press down onto a lined baking sheet, making sure two pieces are connected, and score with a fork to create a crosshatch pattern if desired. Arrange in a single layer.
  4. Bake for 9 – 12 minutes, or until lightly golden brown, and allow to cool on a wire rack fully before filling. Cookies will firm up significantly once cooled, so don’t be alarmed if they seem softer at first. Mine were done at exactly 10 minutes.
  5. If desired, sandwich a spoonful of peanut butter between two cookies. Enjoy!
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Expert Tips

  • The only real note I have for you is to consider the weather when filling them. I’d reserve the peanut butter filling until you’re about to eat, especially if the weather is warm, because things can get a little melty and messy otherwise. Or–refrigerate/freeze your treats to avoid the mess!

Storage Tips

Store leftover homemade nutter butters in an airtight container in the refrigerator or freezer to keep the filling from getting too messy. Thaw at room temperature for a few minutes and enjoy!

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Recipe FAQs

Are nutter butter cookies healthy?

Store-bought versions are not particularly healthy. According to the package of nutter butters, the ingredients are:

Enriched Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B1), Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), Folic Acid), Sugar, Peanut Butter (Roasted Peanuts, Corn Syrup Solids, Hydrogenated Rapeseed, Cottonseed And Soybean Oils, Salt), Soybean Oil, Rolled Oats, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean And Cottonseed Oils, Salt, Leavening (Baking Soda, Calcium Phosphate), Cornstarch, Soy Lecithin (Emulsifier), Vanillin – An Artificial Flavor.

My homemade version is a healthier alternative made with just 3 ingredients!

More Healthy Snacks and Treats

Homemade Fig Bars

Flourless Nutella Cookies

Healthy Gluten-Free Chex Mix

Almond Butter Rice Krispie Treats

If you make this recipe, be sure to let me know what you think with a comment below! Follow me on Instagram for more delicious recipes!

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Healthier Homemade Nutter Butter Cookies Recipe

5 from 10 votes

Servings: 12 servings

Prep: 10 minutes mins

Cook: 10 minutes mins

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Easy and delicious Nutter Butter Cookies. These crunchy cookie sandwiches feature a creamy peanut butter filling sweetened with maple syrup and gluten-free cookie dough. The ultimate treat for kids and adults—and much healthier!

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter + more to fill look for a nut butter with no added ingredients, ideally only peanuts, and maybe salt!
  • 1/3 cup maple syrup
  • 3/4 cup fine oat flour sift for fine texture and best results
  • optional
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp baking powder

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 350F while you prepare the cookies

  • In a large bowl, sift oat flour and combine with peanut butter and maple syrup. Stir with spatula until combined and smooth, a dough should form that pulls away from the sides of the bowls, and be workable with your hands.

  • Scoop 1 tsp sized balls of dough, and use 2 to create a peanut shape. Press down onto lined baking sheet, making sure two pieces are connected and score with a fork to create a hatch pattern if desired.

  • Bake for 9 – 12 minutes, or until lightly golden brown and allow to cool fully before filling. Cookies will firm up significantly once cooled, so don't be alarmed if they seem softer at first. Mine were done at exactly 10 minutes.

  • If desired, sandwich a spoonful of peanut butter between two cookies. Enjoy!

Notes

Expert Tips

  • The only real note I have for you is to consider the weather when filling them. I’d reserve the peanut butter filling until you’re about to eat, especially if the weather is warm, because things can get a little melty and messy otherwise. Or–refrigerate/freeze your treats to avoid the mess!

Storage Tips

Store leftover homemade nutter butters in an airtight container in the refrigerator or freezer to keep the filling from getting too messy. Thaw at room temperature for a few minutes and enjoy!

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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Love & nut butter,

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FAQs

Is Nutter butter healthy? ›

Packed With Nutrients

It isn't just the high protein, fiber, and healthy fats that are good for you. Nuts also have plenty of other nutrients like Vitamins E and B6, folate, niacin, magnesium, zinc, copper, and potassium. Just watch the ingredients on your brand of nut butter, peanut or otherwise.

Are Nutter butter cookies vegan? ›

Almost sounds too good to be true, right? Store-bought Nutter Butter cookies are technically vegan, aside from the sugar, which may not be vegan sugar (yes, that's a thing).

What is nutter in cooking? ›

Nutter Butter is an American sandwich cookie brand, first introduced in 1969 and currently owned by Nabisco, which is a subsidiary of Mondelez International. It is claimed to be the best-selling U.S. peanut butter sandwich cookie, with around a billion estimated to be eaten every year. Nutter Butter.

Do Nutter butters have wheat in them? ›

contains: wheat, peanut, soy.

Can diabetics eat Nutter butters? ›

Nut butters

This makes them generally a healthy and filling snack for people with diabetes. That's why we include peanut butter in our low carb meal plan and tips for eating 'on the go'.

What is the most unhealthy butter? ›

Margarine is the worst of all butters and spreads, as it is highly processed and loaded with pro-inflammatory Omega-6 fats and trans fats, which is considered the worst type of fat you can eat.” Gioffre says, “Trans fats raise your 'bad' cholesterol but also lowers your 'good' cholesterol, ultimately stressing your ...

Is there real peanut butter in Nutter Butters? ›

NUTTER BUTTER | Mondelēz International Foodservice. Made with real peanut butter, NUTTER BUTTER Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies are filled with sweet peanut butter cream to satisfy the demand for savory and sweet snacks.

What ingredients are in Nutter Butter? ›

UNBLEACHED ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE {VITAMIN B1}, RIBOFLAVIN {VITAMIN B2}, FOLIC ACID), SUGAR, PEANUT BUTTER (PEANUTS, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, HYDROGENATED RAPESEED AND/OR COTTONSEED AND/OR SOYBEAN OILS, SALT, PEANUT OIL), PALM OIL, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, WHOLE GRAIN WHEAT ...

Are Girl Scout cookies really vegan? ›

Yes, some Girl Scout Cookies are made with vegan ingredients including our most popular cookie Thin Mints®. For more information, visit the Meet the Cookies page of our website. Are there Girl Scout Cookies that are certified gluten-free? Yes.

What is Nutter Butter filling made of? ›

For the Filling: With a hand or stand mixer, cream together butter, peanut butter, cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla. Cream on medium speed for 5 minutes; use a rubber spatula to scrape the bowl down periodically. The long mixing time makes the filling less gritty.

What is a Nutter in British slang? ›

British slang. : a foolish or eccentric person. also, sometimes offensive : someone who is not mentally sound.

What is in the middle of a Nutter Butter? ›

Make the peanut butter cream filling. Using a stand mixer or hand held; mix the peanut butter, butter, powdered sugar, milk and vanilla until combined. Spread a thick layer of the cream onto one cookie and then sandwich another on top. Dip half of each sandwich into the melted chocolate and place onto wax paper.

Is a Nutter Butter healthy? ›

Nut butters are loaded with heart-healthy monounsaturated fats. These fats help increase HDL cholesterol—the good kind—while keeping LDL cholesterol—the bad kind—in check.

Is Skippy peanut butter vegetarian? ›

Unlike some peanut butters that are made in facilities that process animal products and/or contain animal byproducts, Skippy® peanut butter is classified as 100% vegan. Skippy® peanut butter products are widely available at retailers across the United States.

Do Nutter Butters cookies expire? ›

Nutter Butters, like many packaged cookies, have a best by date which is an indicator of how long they will retain peak quality. Unopened, they typically remain fresh for several months. Once opened, these cookies are best consumed within a week or two for optimal taste and texture.

Which peanut butter is the healthiest? ›

Healthline's review. It wasn't easy picking a best overall healthy peanut butter, but Crazy Richard's ultimately won out because it hits all the right notes: It's made from just one simple ingredient — peanuts — tastes delicious, and is easy to find at most major grocery stores and online.

Is Nutter Butter real peanut butter? ›

Are Nutter Butters made with real peanut butter? Yes, our Nutter Butter Peanut Butter Cookies are made with real peanut butter. How is Nutter Butter involved in sustainability?

What is the healthiest butter? ›

Grass-fed butter offers some health benefits to counteract the health risks it poses. It appears to have lower levels of saturated fats and more unsaturated fats than standard butter. This is because grass-fed butter is made from the milk of cows that are allowed to graze instead of being fed high-grain diets.

Why are Nutter butters so good? ›

What you get is a simple peanut butter flavoured cookie with a smooth peanut butter cream in the centre. The cookie has a really nice snap to it, and the peanut flavour isn't too powerful, but it's certainly pleasant enough. There really are no surprises to this cookie good or bad.

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