Homemade chocolate chip keto cookies – deliciously soft, flourless, and completely sugar free!
Chewy Keto Chocolate Chip Cookies
A recipe for chocolate chip keto cookies has been the hands-down most popular request I’ve been getting over and over again from readers this past month.
On one day in particular, I received four separate requests within hours of each other – and that was when I knew the recipe needed to go to the very top of my to-make list.
It took just a couple of tries to perfect these cookies, and the results are like something between a traditional chocolate chip cookie and a butter cookie. Their texture is so rich and buttery, it’s almost like eating chocolate chip shortbread!
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Above – watch the video how to make keto cookies.
Keto Cookies With Almond Flour
The two types of flour used most often in keto cookie recipes are coconut flour and almond flour.
I chose almond this time, mostly to be different because I’ve already made brownies with coconut flour.
Almond flour (also called almond meal; it’s not really flour at all) is much easier to find nowadays than it was even just a few years ago.
I’d recommend looking in the natural section of a regular grocery store, or at Target, health food stores, or online.
You can also make your own almond flour at home by adding raw almonds to a food processor and pulsing until they reach a flour-like consistency. Be sure not to pulse too long or they’ll turn into almond butter, which is delicious… but not what you want if you’re making these cookies!
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Can Sugar Free Cookies Actually Taste Good?
Growing up, whenever we’d go to my grandparents’ house there would be two sections of treats in the cabinet.
One was the regular, full-of-fat-and-sugar junk food section specifically for us kids. The other was comprised of sugar-free JELL-O, granola bars, and low carb cookies for my grandfather who had Diabetes.
One afternoon, I was curious and snuck off with one of the sugar free peanut butter cookies in the “not for children” stash.
All I remember of that cookie was an artificial aspartame taste that lingered long after the first bite was gone. And I definitely didn’t take a second bite!
Thankfully, sugar free desserts have come a long way, and you have numerous options from which to choose if you need to bake without sugar.
For this particular recipe, both powdered erythritol and Sugar Free Powdered Sugar will work. The photos in this post are of keto cookies made with the former.
If I’m making the cookies for myself or to serve a crowd not on the keto diet, I’ll just use regular powdered sugar or powdered coconut sugar, both of which work fine here as well.
(If you want them to be paleo cookies, use powdered coconut sugar, which can be made by simply pulsing regular coconut sugar in a blender until it turns to powder.)
*For a coconut flour version, make these Coconut Flour Cookies.
Keto Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup finely ground almond flour
- 2-4 tbsp chocolate chips or sugar free chocolate chips
- 2 tbsp powdered sugar or powdered erythritol OR stevia equivalent
- scant 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/8 tsp baking soda
- 2 tbsp coconut oil
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 2-3 tsp milk of choice, as needed
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 F. Stir dry ingredients very well (so you don’t end up biting into a clump of baking soda!). Add wet to form a dough. Shape into cookies – I used a cookie scoop to first form balls and then shape into cookies. Place on a cookie tray, and bake on the center rack 10-12 minutes. Let cool an additional 10 minutes before handling, as they are very delicate at first but firm up completely once cool. If you try them, be sure to leave a comment or rate the recipe below!View Nutrition Facts
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These are really good! I baked them a little bit longer. Once cooled they have this beautiful fluffy soft texture inside. I added a bit of cinnamon. I mean, keto or not, cookies made with nuts are just dreamy.
Since being on Keto this is my go to cookie recipe. I love it! The dough is very sensitive to a smidge more milk or less so I try be exact. Used coconut oil this time but I haven’t broken down and bought keto p sugar! Too $$$$! Girl Scout cookies are out so I want to try the keto versions while I can still resist!
Hello Thank you so much for this recipe my Fiance who isn’t Keto loves these cookies and so do I. My kids not that much but oh well more for me. I left my Cookies in the oven a little longer I browned them on the bottom and they turned out perfect.
Left a great review before. Now I tried coconut flour and coconut oil (melted & not melted) and it bombed. Just powder. Kept adding milk and oil but finally gave up. 🤷🏻♀️
Hi Julie, unfortunately coconut flour is not included as an option in this post and can’t be subbed in an equal amount for almond flour, which is completely different. You are always free to experiment with ingredients not listed as options in a recipe, but it’s definitely a risk. The good news is that Katie does have a coconut flour cookie recipe if you want to make cookies that work with that flour! https://lett-trim.today/coconut-flour-cookies/%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
I am so happy to read this comment and the reply. I tried coconut flour also, and was wondering what I did wrong.
These are the best low carb cookies I’ve ever made. I’m having to double and triple the recipe because they get eaten so fast. Delicious!
Thank you for making them 🙂
Made these as I have a major sweet tooth and not always a good thing with a Leto diet.
They taste amazing and have the right amount of sweetness. Only issue I had was they don’t spread as they cook so I ended up with bite size cookies.
Still a great tasting cookie and will be making again
Hi!
Can you tell me how long it can store in the fridge?
Hi, no need to refrigerate these 🙂
Just store them in a covered container on the counter like traditional cookies.
Has anyone tried beefing up the protein in these?
I’ve made them twice second time I replaced the milk with sugar free Caramel coffee creamer. That extra sweetness was what I needed.
I have been on a low carb no sugar diet for over 2 years. Recently I’ve decided to indulge in some low carb/sugar favorites. This recipe hit the spot. Followed instructions to a tee, and they were absolutely delicious 😋. My husband and I talked about how if we ate 5 cookies each; we could count this as meal.
Thank you so much for trying them 🙂
I wanted something chocolate and came across this recipe. I added some cocoa powder also and it’s very yummy. You definitely get the taste of the almond flour but still very good.
These are fantastic! I’ve made them twice now and this is definitely one of my favorite keto cookie recipes. I accidentally forgot to shape my cookies after using a cookie scoop during my second batch, and they still cooked beautifully in a ball shape!
This makes us so happy 🙂
These cookies are awesome. I followed the recipe to the tea but added a table spoon of cocoa and they were so yummy that they didn’t last long enough. I’m going to triple the next batch so that no one fights for the last cookie. Thumbs up
OMG these are so delicious! Second time making them. My new favorite keto dessert! Used Hershey’s zero sugar chocolate chips and could not even tell they are zero sugar! Yum! Oh, and so quick and easy to make too!
Thank you so much for making them 🙂
Thank you for this recipe. It helped my craving for something sweet when I’m trying to stick to keto. I was lazy and substitued an egg for the melted coconut oil. It turned out great.
Love your air fryer idea!
Also, I cooked these in the air fryer 325 degrees for 7 minutes. 6 minutes would probably be enough.