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Home » Snacks » How to Make Homemade Gluten-Free Cookie Butter (Vegan, Allergy-Free)

How to Make Homemade Gluten-Free Cookie Butter (Vegan, Allergy-Free)

Published: Dec 16, 2019 by Rebecca Pytell · This post may contain affiliate links.

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Homemade cookie butter is so easy to make! This Gluten-Free Cookie Butter recipe is vegan, allergy-free, and can be made with any cookies you have on hand! This healthy copycat of your favorite Trader Joe's spread will be a new sweet treat or snack for the whole family to enjoy!

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Cookie butter! Have you ever had it? I was gluten-free way before it became a trendy "thing" via it's rise to Trader Joe's stardom. It's everything you love about cookies, but as a spread which you can slather on just about anything you want to make a little more...naughty. Think of it as a sugar/carb-based nut butter. A dessert spread for sure, but a scoop to tame the midnight munchies works too!

chocolate gluten-free cookie butter on knife

What is cookie butter?

Here in America, we know cookie butter as Trader Joe's #1 most popular and top-selling product. A decadent spread made from crushed biscuit/shortbread cookies (Speculoos) and gingerbread spices, mixed with milk, oils, and sugar. Speculoos cookies are actually from the Netherlands/Belgium region of Europe, but all good things must come to the US! Biscoff spread is the same thing, but the European brand. Biscoff is oil-based though, while Trader Joe's cookie butter is dairy-based. Another way to think about it is like Nutella. The Italian chocolate hazelnut spread. "dessert-style peanut butter", if you will.

What can you do with cookie butter?

You may be thinking, "Rebecca, why don't I just eat a cookie?". Valid question, but why not take the cookie craving to a new level? Cookie butter is perfect for:

  • Fruits (think apple slices!)
  • Breakfast topping for pancakes, waffles, stuffed french toast, oatmeals and hot cereals
  • A perfect edible gift to jar up
  • Melt some over ice cream sundaes
  • Bake it into breads, muffins, (stuffed) cookies, etc.
  • Just grab a spoon a dig in!

sugar cookie gluten-free cookie butter

How to make Gluten-Free Cookie Butter (with any cookie!)

You can use ANY crunchy cookie you have on hand and flavor it up with mix-ins and spices to your heart's content! Just throw all your ingredients in a blender and blend things up until you get that prized "butter". It couldn't be any easier!

What you need to make homemade cookie butter:

  • Crunchy Cookies
  • Coconut Oil
  • Sweetener
  • Spices, Extracts, Add-ins

For Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Cookie Butter:

  • Enjoy Life Crunchy Chocolate Chip Cookies (or Double Chocolate Cookies)
  • Coconut Oil
  • Vanilla Extract
  • Sweetener
  • Extra Chocolate Chips....(if you want)

For Gluten-Free Sugar Cookie Spice Cookie Butter:

  • Enjoy Life Crunchy Sugar Cookies
  • Coconut Oil
  • Cinnamon
  • Ginger
  • Allspice
  • Brown Sugar Sweetener
  • Vanilla Extract

For Gluten-Free Speculoos Cookie Butter:

  • Enjoy Life Crunchy Honey Graham Cookies (not vegan)
  • Coconut Oil
  • Cinnamon
  • Ginger
  • Cloves
  • Nutmeg
  • Molasses
  • Vanilla Extract

These DIY cookie butter formulas are an allergy-free, slightly healthier version of the Trader Joe's spread you've been jealous of your friends without food allergies eating in front of you! It checks off all the boxes:

  • Gluten-Free
  • Vegan
  • Allergy-free (Dairy-Free, Soy-Free, Egg-Free, Nut-Free, Peanut-Free, Wheat-Free, Sesame-Free, Corn-Free)
  • Kid-Friendly
  • Giftable
  • Fun, Quick, & Easy to Make and Customize!

chocolate chip gluten-free cookie butter

Storing your cookie butter:

It does not need to be refrigerated. The coconut oil will make it harden up if you keep it in the fridge. Room temperature in a jar is the way to go. It's just like shelf-stable nut butter! Your cookie butter will be best if used within a month of grinding up (you'll get bonus points if you can make it last longer than a day!)

If you want to make it super drippy, opt for a liquid/syrup sweetener and add additional water or liquid coconut oil. Having a super high-powered blender or food processor will help as well, just like when making homemade nut/seed butter.

Homemade Gluten-Free Cookie Butter

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Homemade Gluten-Free Cookie Butter (Vegan, Allergy-Free)

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Homemade cookie butter is so easy to make! This Gluten-Free Cookie Butter recipe is vegan, allergy-free, and can be made with any cookies you have on hand! This healthy copycat of your favorite Trader Joe's spread will be a new sweet treat or snack for the whole family to enjoy!

  • Author: Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
  • Prep Time: 5 Minutes
  • Cook Time: 5 Minutes
  • Total Time: 10 minutes
  • Yield: 2 Cups 1x
  • Category: Snack, Dessert
  • Method: Blender, No-Bake
  • Cuisine: American, European

Ingredients

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Homemade Cookie Butter Base Formula:

  • 1 (6.3 oz) Box Gluten-Free Crunchy Cookies
  • ¼ Cup Liquid Coconut Oil
  • 1 to 2 TB Liquid Sweetener
  • Spices, Extracts, Add-ins

For Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Cookie Butter:

  • 1 Box Enjoy Life Crunchy Chocolate Chip Cookies (or Double Chocolate Cookies)
  • ¼ Cup Liquid Coconut Oil
  • 1 TB Liquid Sweetener
  • ½ Tsp Pure Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla Extract
  • Extra Allergy-Free Mini Chocolate Chips (optional)

For Gluten-Free Sugar Cookie Spice Cookie Butter:

  • 1 Box Enjoy Life Crunchy Sugar Cookies
  • ¼ Cup Liquid Coconut Oil
  • 1 Tsp Cinnamon
  • ½ Tsp Ground Ginger
  • ¼ Tsp Ground Allspice
  • 1 TB Brown Sugar Erythritol (or preferred brown sugar)
  • ½ Tsp Pure Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla Extract

For Gluten-Free Speculoos Cookie Butter:

  • 1 Box Enjoy Life Crunchy Honey Graham Cookies
  • ¼ Cup Liquid Coconut Oil
  • 1 ½ Tsp Ground Ginger
  • 1 Tsp Cinnamon
  • ½ Tsp Ground Cloves
  • ½ Tsp Ground Nutmeg
  • 1 TB Molasses 
  • ½ Tsp Pure Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla Extract

Instructions

  1. Crumble your box of cookies a bit so they can fit into a high-powered blender or food processor.
  2. Melt the coconut oil, if needed, and add it to the blender along with the sweetners, spices, extracts, and any other add-ins.
  3. Blend the mixture until you get a smooth or desired cookie butter consistency*.
  4. Store in an airtight jar for up to 1 month.

Notes

*Add additional melted coconut oil or water if you need help getting your cookie butter smooth!

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 2 Tablespoons

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collage image of homemade gluten-free cookie butters

Whether you want to finally be able to indulge in this Trader Joe's copycat, blend some up to give as a holiday gift, or get creative in the kitchen with your kids, this sweet homemade treat is just the thing to make!

More edible gift recipes to try:

  • Homemade Vegan Peppermint Bark
  • Sesame Seed Crunch Candy
  • Easy Gluten-Free Chocolate Covered Pretzels
  • Cinnamon “Sugar” Pretzels

So tell me:

+ Have you ever (or did you ever) have cookie butter?

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Comments

  1. Miz Helen

    December 23, 2019 at 6:10 pm

    I love giving edible gifts! Cookie butter is a perfect idea!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine

      December 24, 2019 at 7:11 am

      It is a great gift!

      Reply
  2. Molly

    December 20, 2019 at 10:20 am

    YUM! What a fun way to make your own unique flavors of cookie butter. I'm definitely going to have to give this a try!

    Reply
    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine

      December 21, 2019 at 7:50 am

      Yes, super fun to customize!

      Reply
  3. Nadalie Bardo

    December 17, 2019 at 10:33 pm

    Cookie + butter = heaven! What an amazing combination of deliciousness. Two things us free-from eaters aren't used to. Love it.

    Reply
    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine

      December 18, 2019 at 7:24 am

      Well, not that kind of butter though, so...

      Reply
  4. Ashley R

    December 17, 2019 at 1:05 pm

    This look so good. I didn’t know you could even make your own cookie butter. How neat.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine

      December 17, 2019 at 5:40 pm

      Just blend away!

      Reply
  5. Katlyn Brown

    December 17, 2019 at 10:16 am

    That looks SOOOOO good!!!

    Reply
    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine

      December 17, 2019 at 11:28 am

      Great!

      Reply
  6. Christa

    December 17, 2019 at 9:42 am

    I love cookie butter! I usually buy it in a jar from Trader Joe’s but making it at home sounds so fun.

    Reply
    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine

      December 17, 2019 at 11:27 am

      Well yea, that's what I talked about in the post

      Reply
  7. Mona

    December 17, 2019 at 7:22 am

    I've never had a cookie butter before 😀 But this one looks like my son would love, and he is soo picky when it comes to food.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine

      December 17, 2019 at 7:28 am

      Well, cookie butter is only an occasional treat.

      Reply
  8. Michele Morin

    December 17, 2019 at 7:13 am

    No, I've actually never tried cookie butter! Thanks for the intro.

    Reply
    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine

      December 17, 2019 at 7:26 am

      You're in for a treat!

      Reply
  9. Kileen

    December 17, 2019 at 1:07 am

    Wow, this sounds so yummy! Definitely need to make this sometime, I'm sure my family would love this treat!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine

      December 17, 2019 at 7:26 am

      Everyone will! Customize to everyone's tastes!

      Reply
  10. Ney

    December 16, 2019 at 6:33 pm

    Whoa! Never heard of cookie butter before but after this post I really have to make it! And it looks so easy. Thanks for the recipe.

    Reply
    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine

      December 17, 2019 at 7:25 am

      Haha, very, very easy!

      Reply
  11. Carissa

    December 16, 2019 at 3:49 pm

    I've never had cookie butter before! This sounds delicious!!

    Reply
    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine

      December 17, 2019 at 7:24 am

      Time to make some!

      Reply
  12. Bethany Ashlyn

    December 16, 2019 at 2:32 pm

    This looks absolutely delicious! I've never actually heard of cookie butter before today and, now that I have, I feel like I've been missing out! Plus, with a gluten intolerance, I'm always looking for yummy alternatives. I'll definitely be trying this recipe out for sure!!

    Reply
    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine

      December 17, 2019 at 7:24 am

      Homemade is always the best way to try something first!

      Reply
  13. Steph

    December 16, 2019 at 1:40 pm

    OH my. This looks so amazing. I still haven't tried cookie butter. i think I'll like it too much and eat the whole thing. haha

    Reply
    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine

      December 17, 2019 at 7:23 am

      Well give this homemade version a go!

      Reply
  14. Jimmy

    December 16, 2019 at 10:21 am

    I think I might have to save this for later

    Reply
    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine

      December 17, 2019 at 7:21 am

      A perfect gift for yourself or someone else, haha!

      Reply
  15. Jocelyn

    December 16, 2019 at 7:15 am

    I'd never heard of cookie butter before. But now that I have I'm going to have to try some.

    Reply
    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine

      December 16, 2019 at 7:28 am

      Now is the time to try!

      Reply

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