Peach Cobbler Cookies (Grain-Free/Dairy-Free)

These peach cobbler cookies feature a soft and chewy cookie, covered with creamy vanilla frosting, then topped with peach pie filling, and finished off with a deliciously crunchy cobbler crumble.

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Drool worthy cookies that taste just like a piece of peach cobbler…especially when the cookie is still just a bit warm! Do you want to make a memorable cookie? Make these! In true summer time nostalgia, these peach cobbler cookies present the classic in an endearing, delicious new way. There are a few components to these grain-free cookies, but each element is easy to make. You can also prep the individual components ahead of time if needed. To make life easier, because who doesn’t need that? Purchase already made peach pie filling.

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🧾 The Ingredients:

Here is the list of ingredients you will need to make these peach cobbler cookies:

• Almond Flour: This grain-free flour makes up the base of the cookie dough and helps with maintaining a delicious moisture and chewiness to the cookies.
• Tapioca Flour: This grain-free flour helps balance out the moisture content from the almond flour to create the perfect, fluffy texture while absorbing the liquid ingredients.
• Egg: Egg yolks get added to the batter for the perfect amount of liquid and structure.
• Dairy-free Butter: I use Earth Balance butter as it maintains its structure well. Butter is needed for the cookies, frosting and crumble. “You can never have too much butter!”
• Sugar: Of course a cookie needs a good dose of sugar.
• Brown Sugar: Brown sugar gets added for depth and rich flavor.
• Peach Pie Filling: I prefer to use Lucky Leaf Peach Pie Filling! Their filling is gluten-free, but it does contain corn starch. You can also make your own if you prefer!
• Baking Powder: I use Otto’s Naturals Grain-Free Baking Powder. This will be the rising agent for these cookies to give them a nice rise and fluff.
• Xanthan Gum: This is a replacement aid for gluten, to help your grain-free and gluten-free bakes maintain their moisture and structure.
• Salt: To offset the sweetness for flavor balance.
• Cinnamon: Any cobbler or pie benefits from cinnamon, for that warm, comforting flavor.
• Powdered Sugar: The frosting will use powdered sugar. If you cannot tolerate grains, look for organic powdered sugar, which does not use corn starch.

Step By Step Preparation Instructions:

• Step 1: First, let’s make the crumble topping for the cookies. Preheat the oven to 300. Mix the dry ingredients together. Add in the melted butter and vanilla, and mix until a crumbly texture comes together. You want a good crumbly texture, not smooth. Variation in size is fun, so mix just until clumps of varying size have come together. Spread out the crumbs on a cookie sheet and bake for 15 minutes, stirring the crumbs around at the halfway point. Allow to cool and set aside.
• Step 2: For the cookies: Preheat the oven to 350. Add the butter and both sugars to a bowl (or to a mixer if you would like, but keep it on low speed during the whole process) and begin to work the butter into the sugar until creamy. Next, add in the egg yolks and vanilla extract and mix well, again until creamy and smooth. Lastly, add in the flour, remaining dry ingredients, and mix until the dough comes together. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Using a big cookie scoop (3 tbsp), scoop out the dough and place on the cookie sheet, leaving a good amount of space in between each cookie. Bake for 13-14 minutes. You want them to have just a slightly golden bottom. Don’t over-bake or you will lose the delicious chewy texture!
• Step 3: Now for the frosting. By hand, or with a mixer on low speed, cream the butter until smooth. Then, add in the powered sugar and vanilla and cream together until smooth and creamy. I have found the most success with dairy-free buttercream when mixing by hand. Dairy-free butter can become soft very quickly when using a mixer, so just go slow and err on the side of under-mixing to begin with.
• Step 4: Lastly, chop up your peach pie filling. This makes the cookie texturally superior and is easier to eat. You don’t want to take a bite and have a whole peach slice slide off the cookie, but rather get yummy bits in every bite.
• Step 5: Now to assemble: generously pipe on the frosting to the top of the cookie, then add a dollop of peach pie filling, and finish it off with the crumble topping.

Recipe FAQ's:

• What is the best way to store these peach cobbler cookies? Homemade grain-free baked goods should be stored in an air-tight container in the refrigerator, and are best eaten within 3 days typically. For these cookies, I would store the individual components separately , as the peach cobbler filling can make the cookie soggy after storing.
• Can I use store bought peach pie filling for this recipe? Absolutely. I am spoiled and get homemade peach pie filling from my Momma, but if I don’t have that on hand, I like using Lucky Leaf as they offer gluten-free pie filling.
• Are grain-free flours interchangeable with regular flour? In my experience, no they are not. You cannot just trade almond flour with regular flour, or tapioca flour with regular flour. Almond flour has very different properties than regular flour, and tapioca flour also has very different properties than regular flour. Together, almond flour and tapioca flour work well to create a delicious crumb, but they vary in ratios depending on the baked good you are making.
• What is the difference between grain-free baking and Paleo baking? Paleo baking does not use any grains, gluten, dairy or refined sugar. While I limit the amount of refined sugar I consume, I do use it in my baked goods. While my recipes are all gluten-free and dairy-free, with most being grain-free as well, they do not qualify as paleo due to the use of sugar.

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The Finished Product:

Each peach cobbler cookie is nothing short of delicious. Every bite is filled with the delicious flavors and textures you know and love from peach cobbler. Buttery, sweet, juicy, creamy and crunchy. These are sure to become a summertime staple!