As much as we love Whole30, we really miss dessert — especially cookies. Fortunately, the ketogenic diet lets you have your cake (and cookies!) and eat it too.
If you’re new to the keto scene, here are the basics: It’s a pattern of eating high fat, low carb meals. On a typical day, you’ll shoot for only 20 to 50 grams of carbs.
While more long-term research is needed, researchers have found that the keto diet can aid weight loss and manage some chronic conditions, like epilepsy.
We’re glad keto allows sweets in the mix. With treats like these, we definitely wouldn’t want to skip out on them. Simple, delicious, and full of fat, these cookie recipes are sure to satisfy those cravings.
1. Low carb chocolate chip cookies
With some keto staples — almond flour and cacao chocolate chunks —thrown in, these cookies are melt-in-your-mouth good. Just make sure to let them cool. Trust us, they’re worth the (short) wait!
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Ingredients
- 1/4 cup Sweetener( Keto Friendly)
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 4 tablespoons butter, melted
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 large egg, beaten
- 2 cups blanched almond flour
- 1/2 cup sugar free chocolate chips
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 325ยบ.
In a large bowl with electric mixer, beat egg, butter, sugar substitute and vanilla until creamy.
Mix in dry ingredients.
Spoon onto baking mat or cookie sheet.
Bake for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown and set.
Move to cooling rack to cool.
2. Chocolate fudge keto cookies
What’s the secret to making cookies taste delicious when they don’t have cane sugar? In this recipe’s case, it’s the whopping amount of chocolaty flavor packed into each bite (and the subtle hint of pink salt).
Though most cookies require cooling, we say dive into one of these when they’re fresh out of the oven (safely, of course). Just don’t inhale too quickly, as the confectioner topping can induce cookie-fueled coughing.
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup Artificial Sweetener
- 1/2 cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
- 1/4 cup Butter
- 2 large Egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup Almond Flour
- 1 tsp Baking powder
- 1 pinch Pink Himalayan Salt
- Combine cocoa powder and swerve confectioners sugar in a mixing bowl.
- Add melted butter to mixture and combine with a hand mixer.
- Once combined, add eggs, vanilla, and baking powder and mix again.
- Now add the almond flour and mix one last time. You should have a fairly thick batter that can easily be shaped by hand.
- Form into cookies and place on a greased baking sheet. The cookies will remain the shape you form them to after cooking. They do not expand too much.
- Dust the tops of cookies with erythritol. (optional)
- Bake at 350 for 12-15 minutes. Let cool and enjoy! These are great straight out of the freezer as well. These can be frozen for 2-3 months!
3. 3-Ingredient low carb peanut butter cookies
Peanut butter cookies may be the easiest dessert to whip up. Made with only three ingredients and requiring a mere six steps, these keto cookies are great for when a craving suddenly strikes.
Add chopped nuts for a little crunch, vanilla extract for a touch of sweet, and drizzle with melted peanut butter because… why not?
INGREDIENTS
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup erythritol natural sweetener
DIRECTIONS
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Combine all three ingredients in a mixing bowl.
- Roll out 15 one-inch sized cookies onto a baking sheet covered with parchment paper or silicone mat.
- Use a fork to press down on the tops of the cookies.
- Bake at 350 degrees for about 10-13 minutes.
- Let cool and serve. Store leftovers in a covered container.
