FoodRef · Recipe
Peanut Butter Cookies
0 approve · 0 caution · 11 avoid
Standard deviation of the 11 scores. Higher = the diets disagree more.
The verdicts
Disapprove (11)
- DASH2.5
- Mediterranean2.8
- Vegan2.0
- Carnivore1.5
- Paleo1.8
- Keto1.5
- Low-FODMAP2.5
- Whole301.0
- Zone2.5
- Anti-Inflammatory2.2
- GLP-12.5
Caution (0)
None in this range
Approve (0)
None in this range
Ingredients
- flour
- baking powder
- butter
- granulated sugar
- brown sugar
- peanut butter
- room temperature egg
- vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat over to 350F. Sift flour and baking powder together into a large bowl then whisk to combine.
- Cream butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar in a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Add peanut butter and mix until incorporated.
- Mix in the room temperature egg and vanilla extract then scrape the bowl down and mix once more.
- Add flour mixture and beat on low until just incorporated.
- Roll the cookie dough into one inch balls and place on baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Flatten the cookie dough balls with a fork in a criss-cross pattern. Bake cookies for about 8 minutes. Allow cookies to cool completely on baking sheet, they need to set up before being transferred.
Diet-by-diet
High in added sugar and butter with refined flour; not aligned with DASH's low-sodium, low-saturated-fat, whole-food emphasis.
Uses butter and refined sugar/flour rather than olive oil and whole grains; peanut butter offers some plant fat but overall this is a sweet treat outside the pattern.
Contains butter and egg, making it non-vegan despite plant-based peanut butter.
Mostly plant-based (peanut butter, flour, sugar) with only butter and egg as animal foods — incompatible with carnivore.
Peanuts are legumes, plus refined sugar and wheat flour disqualify it from paleo.
Loaded with sugar and wheat flour — far too high in carbs for keto.
Peanut butter is low-FODMAP in moderate amounts, but wheat flour contains fructans, making this unsuitable in typical serving sizes.
Contains sugar, dairy butter, wheat flour, and legumes (peanuts) — violates multiple Whole30 rules.
Heavy on refined carbs and saturated fat with minimal protein per cookie — poor macronutrient balance for Zone's 40/30/30.
Refined sugar, wheat flour, and butter promote inflammation; peanut butter adds some healthy fats but doesn't offset.
Calorie-dense and sugar-heavy with little fiber or protein per serving — poor fit for GLP-1 satiety and blood sugar goals.