Recipe Directions
- 1. Place almonds in food processor. Process almost into a fine meal. You are almost making "flour" out of almonds! Except don't go quite that far - leave a few tiny almond chunks.
- 2. Add dates to the food processor mixture - process again until well-combined.
- 3. Add tahini and salt to the the food processor mixture - pulse briefly until the tahini is well-distributed.
- 4. Transfer mixture to a large bowl. Add the cacao nibs and stir with a spoon to distribute.
- 5. Using your hands, form batter into 14 small cookie shapes (or, alternatively, form into balls).
- 6. Your cookies are ready immediately! (Store leftovers in the fridge.)
The Rawtarian's Thoughts
By The Rawtarian You'll note that there are no actual "peanuts" in these raw peanut butter cookies. This is because you should not be eating truly raw peanuts. Thus, we're using the tahini for a peanutty-flavor and the tiny chunks of almonds resemble the tiny chunks of peanut butter in chunky peanut butter!
The tahini (aka sesame seed butter) is the critical ingredient that holds this recipe together, thanks to its oily goodness :) (You can use runny cashew butter or almond butter instead of the tahini, but it won't quite taste as peanutty.)
I had a difficult time deciding whether to call for 1/3 or 1/2 cup tahini in this recipe. So I'd say it's somewhere between the two! If your cookies aren't holding together very well, add a little more tahini, one small spoonful at a time.
Also, a little warning about cacao nibs. So, you love chocolate, right? So you think you should add more cacao nibs than called for, right? Mmmmno wrong. You see, I love chocolate as much as the next crazy sweet-toothed raw vegan, but, you see, cacao nibs are not sweet. So if you add more than called for, you're turning a good cookie into a bitter cookie, mmkay? You have been warned, my pretties.
If you don't hava cacao nibs, you can use raisins instead for a peanut butter *raisin* cookie. Not quite as good as chocolate, but it works in a pinch!
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Nutrition Facts
- This recipe is very low in Carbohydrates, and Sodium.
- This recipe is a good source of Protein, and Riboflavin.
- This recipe is a noteworthy source of Dietary Fiber, Calcium, and Iron.
Amounts per 56 g (2 oz) suggested serving
| Name | Amount | % Daily |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 255 | 10 % |
| Protein | 7 g | 13 % |
| Fat | 17 g | 21 % |
| Carbohydrates | 24 g | 7 % |
| Dietary Fiber | 6 g | 19 % |
| Calcium | 110 mg | 11 % |
| Iron | 1.3 mg | 10 % |
| Sodium | 51 mg | 2 % |
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Comments and Reviews
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RawKatie
Mar 08, 2014
Pretty and sounds simple too
evee
Mar 21, 2014
evee's Review
Raw peanut butter chocolate chip cookie recipe
I topped with banana and coconut shreds/cinnamon/chia seeds just because but mmmmm! so simple and delish thank you lovely.
Eliza S
Mar 08, 2014
Hmm, no peanuts, no chocolate chips. But looks delicious none the less.
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jeanneb
Jan 25, 2024
jeanneb's Review
Raw peanut butter chocolate chip cookie recipe
These are soooo delicious just made them to keep me satisfied and they are! Sooo easy to make ! Keeping away from the Oreos.
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levija
Apr 22, 2023
levija's Review
Raw peanut butter chocolate chip cookie recipe
These are tasty. I ate a few and stored the rest in the freezer for “grab as needed” snack. I used an overfilled 1/3 c of tahini and think I could have used a bit more but they seemed to hold together better the more I formed them in my hands. Also I used closer to 1/4tsp sea salt which I love!
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C Hughes
May 14, 2020
Where’s the peanut butter?
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Roshaven
Jun 01, 2019
Are chocolate chips sweetened with stevia (Lily's brand) ok?
The Rawtarian
Jun 01, 2019
If it's okay with you, then it's okay with me :) xox
Shams
Apr 29, 2019
Shams's Review
Raw peanut butter chocolate chip cookie recipe
This sounds like it doesn’t take long to make!! What happens if i leave out tahini?
The Rawtarian
May 03, 2019
Shams! Don't leave it out, it's needed! For creamy goodness :)
You can use almond butter or smooth peanut butter instead, if you have to
jenniferv
Aug 21, 2018
These are so yummy! I’m loving all the dessert recipes!
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The Rawtarian
Aug 22, 2018
Nice job with the cookies, Jennifer! You've been busy :)
stephanied8513
Jan 07, 2018
Hmmm they taste like Heaven. Love Them
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The Rawtarian
Jan 09, 2018
I like your variety of shapes :)
Line
May 22, 2017
Hi, by which other nut can the almond be replaced? Almond intolerance in family. Thanks
The Rawtarian
May 23, 2017
Hi Line!
In this recipe, you could use sunflower seeds or cashews (or a combination of both sunflower seeds and cashews) instead of the almonds
chefxchange
May 16, 2017
Thanks for the Cacao warning... nothing worse than a bitter cookie! Great recipe :)
The Rawtarian
May 17, 2017
Thanks Chefxchange - I'm so glad you enjoyed the cookies and didn't over-nib them :)
Yvonne PDX
Mar 01, 2017
Yvonne PDX's Review
Raw peanut butter chocolate chip cookie recipe
These are amazing! I do make them in little ball shapes and they don't last long :-)
The Rawtarian
Mar 02, 2017
I'm glad they're a hit at your place, Yvonne!
anhtran313
Feb 19, 2016
I love these peanut butter and chocolate chip cookies very much, your work is really cool, love it!!!
The Rawtarian
Feb 19, 2016
Thanks Anhtran! I'm really glad that you enjoyed these cookies.
CarlaT
Jan 31, 2016
CarlaT's Review
Raw peanut butter chocolate chip cookie recipe
Nothing short of magical!
The Rawtarian
Jan 31, 2016
You are cute Carla. Glad you enjoyed this little peanut-esque chocolate cookie nibbles!
Anna
Dec 30, 2015
For my info, why you say one can not eat raw peanuts? Thanks. I am going to try these ones..
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The Rawtarian
Dec 31, 2015
Hi Anna!
Here's some details that I've compiled for you :) https://www.therawtarian.com/raw-peanuts-should-you-or-shouldnt-you
In short, they're not toxic, but they don't feel good in the gut, IMO. I have an iron stomach and can basically tolerate anything, but I have eaten raw peanuts and they just make me feel bad. And they are very easily rancid as well.
Adriana
Dec 21, 2015
adriana's Review
Raw peanut butter chocolate chip cookie recipe
Hi Laura-Jane,
I made them for Xmas this year( in advanced a bit), I didnt have chocolate chips, so I put 8 raw chocolate beans( originally put 10, but ate one out of curiosity and another out of greediness), since the beans are big and I chucked them in a processor- not reading the recipy well, I prroccessed them and the cookies came delicious anyway.I let big chunks of cocolate beans in cookies.Thanks again Laura-Jane.
The Rawtarian
Dec 31, 2015
Lol you are cute Adriana! I have eaten many things out of both curiousity and greediness myself - probably more the latter than the former :)
Thanks for sharing - good to know that they still came out yummy even with processed choco bits!
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