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    Home » Recipes » Keto Desserts

    Keto Chocolate Chip Cookies

    Published: May 23, 2019 · Modified: Jan 5, 2024 by Dane & Becky · This post may contain affiliate links · 11 Comments

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    Chewy around the edges and soft in the middle, these Keto Chocolate Chip Cookies are a simple to make low carb sugar-free treat.

    This recipe has a special ingredient in it that adds depth and gives this cookie its incredible texture.

    hand dipping keto chocolate chip cookie in milk

    Looking for another great keto cookie recipe? These Keto Cream Cheese Cookies are also simple to make.

    These soft and chewy cookies only have 3 net carbs per cookie.

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    • Easy Keto Chocolate Chip Cookies
    • Ingredients
    • How to make Keto Chocolate Chip Cookies
    • What Chocolate is Low Carb?
    • More keto cookie recipes
    • 📖 Recipe

    Easy Keto Chocolate Chip Cookies

    The special ingredient is ground flax seed. I've tried several keto cookie recipes that were good but I couldn't find one that had the same texture of a regular chocolate chip cookie until I found this recipe for Paleo Chocolate Chip Cookies.

    It was perfect and I only needed to adjust a few things to make it low carb and sugar free.

     

    The extra fiber helps too, and adds less than 1 net carb per cookie. I don't know about you but I can always use extra fiber especially if I'm only adding 1g of net carbs.

    Ingredients

    top down view of ingredients in keto chocolate chip cookies

    For this low carb chocolate chip recipe, I use a few simple ingredients that most people have on hand.

    Butter (or Coconut Oil)

    Lakanto Golden Monkfruit Sweetener

    Egg

    Vanilla Extract

    Almond Flour

    Flax seed meal (ground flax seeds)

    Baking Soda

    Salt

    Chopped Dark Chocolate (or keto friendly chocolate chips)

    For the list of ingredients with amounts, please see the recipe below.

    For another great recipe filled with chocolate chips, try this almond flour scones next.

    How to make Keto Chocolate Chip Cookies

    a collage of six photos showing how to make keto chocolate chip cookies

    You can make these keto chocolate chip cookies in just a few simple steps:

    1. In a large mixing bowl with an electric beater, beat together the coconut oil (or butter if you do dairy) and sweetener until smooth.
    2. Add the egg and vanilla and continue to beat until smooth and creamy.
    3. Add in the almond flour, flax seed meal, salt, and baking soda and beat until combined.
    4. Fold in the chopped dark keto-approved chocolate (or sugar free chocolate chips). Place in the refrigerator while you preheat your oven.
    5. Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Use a cookie scoop to scoop cookie dough into balls and place them on a parchment lined baking sheet two inches apart.
    6. Bake for 12 minutes or until the center is set and the tops are golden brown. Remove from the oven and slide the parchment paper off the baking sheet onto a cool surface.

    See the recipe card and instruction below for the ingredients.

    keto chocolate chip cookies on a cooking rack

    What Chocolate is Low Carb?

    • Lily's makes a low carb keto chocolate chip
    • Explorado Market – Keto Chocolate Chips
    • Lakanto Sugar Free Chocolate Bars
    • 90% dark chocolate, chopped
    • Any sugar free chocolate sweetened with Stevia and/or Erythritol (both sweeteners are a zero carb sugar sweetener)

    While the net carbs on these cookies may look incorrect, they are correct. Net carbs are calculated by removing the fiber grams and grams of sugar alcohols.

    Fiber and sugar alcohols don't raise your insulin, or blood glucose levels so you can subtract them from the total carb amount, giving you the net carbs.

    See the bottom of the recipe card for the estimated net carbs. Please note that the carbs may vary depending on the exact brand and ingredients you use.

    If you like these cookies you might also like Keto peanut butter cookies.

    For another amazing keto cookie recipe you'll want to check out these keto almond butter cookies.

    close up of keto chocolate chip cookies on a white plate

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    📖 Recipe

    hand dipping keto chocolate chip cookie in milk

    Keto Chocolate Chip Cookies

    Dane & Becky
    Chewy around the edges and soft in the middle, these Keto Chocolate Chip Cookies are simple to make and quick to bake.
    5 from 24 votes
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    Prep Time 10 minutes mins
    Cook Time 12 minutes mins
    Total Time 22 minutes mins
    Course Low Carb Keto Recipes
    Cuisine American
    Servings 18 cookies
    Calories 186 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • ½ cup butter or coconut oil at room temperature
    • ½ cup sugar-free sweetener
    • 1 large egg
    • 1 teaspoon gluten-free vanilla extract
    • 2 cups blanched almond flour
    • ¼ cup flax seed meal ground flax seed
    • ½ teaspoon baking soda
    • ¼ teaspoon salt omit if using salted butter
    • 1 cup sugar free dark chocolate chopped (or sugar free chocolate chips)
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    Instructions
     

    •  In a large mixing bowl with an electric beater, beat together the butter and Monkfruit sweetener until smooth.
    • Add the egg and vanilla and continue to beat until smooth and creamy.
    • Add in the almond flour, flax seed meal, salt, and baking soda and beat until combined.
    • Fold in the chopped chocolate (or chocolate chips). Place in the refrigerator while you preheat your oven.
    • Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Use a cookie scoop to scoop cookie dough into balls and place them on a parchment lined baking sheet two inches apart.
    • Bake for 12 minutes or until the center is set and the tops are golden brown. Remove from the oven and slide the parchment paper off the baking sheet onto a cool surface.
    • Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to three days. Cookies will stay soft and chewy.

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    Notes

    • Remember when measuring almond flour to spoon your flour into your measuring cup, then level it. Do not dip your measuring cup into the flour then level, it will be too much almond flour.
    • You can use coconut oil, dairy-free butter, or butter (if you do dairy)
    • Always double check your chocolate and chocolate chips to make sure they are paleo friendly

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1cookieCalories: 186kcalCarbohydrates: 9gProtein: 4gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 23mgSodium: 118mgPotassium: 87mgFiber: 6gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 172IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 65mgIron: 1mg
    Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!
    Thanks for sharing!

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    Comments

    1. Jessica

      January 08, 2024 at 7:41 am

      5 stars
      These are THE BEST keto chocolate chip cookies I've made by far! My young son has type 1 diabetes so this is a wonderful low carb treat he can enjoy whenever he wants something sweet. They come out perfect every time. The texture and taste are very similar to regular chocolate chip cookies. I do 1/4 cup white keto sugar and 1/4 cup brown keto sugar (because that is what my regular chocolate chip cookie recipe calls for). So, so good! Thank you!

      Reply
      • Four Score Living

        January 16, 2024 at 5:50 am

        Hi Jessica,

        Thank you for stopping by! We are so glad you enjoyed this recipe and that it works well for your son. All the best to your and your family for the New Year!

        The Four Score Living Team

        Reply
    2. Cathy

      January 27, 2022 at 9:10 am

      Is there a way I can use avocado oil instead of coconut oil or butter?

      Reply
      • Four Score Living

        January 28, 2022 at 5:43 am

        Hi Cathy,
        Sorry, not in this recipe. It needs a more solid fat source like coconut oil or butter.

        Reply
    3. Jen

      July 14, 2021 at 2:09 pm

      I made these by replacing 1/2 cup of the almond flour with lupin flour for a more chewy texture. Very yummy!

      Reply
    4. Ana

      October 06, 2020 at 2:17 am

      Hi! Could you write quantities in grams as well? For European readers. Thank you!

      Reply
      • Four Score Living

        October 06, 2020 at 5:50 am

        Hi Ana,
        Yes! The recipe card I use will include grams soon. I'm waiting on them to update the plugin.

        Reply
    5. Debra Johnston

      July 20, 2020 at 9:55 am

      I don't understand the nutrition information on this recipe for Low Carb Keto Chocolate Chip Cookies. What are the net carbs for each cookie if you please?
      Thank You!
      Debbi Johnston

      Reply
      • Four Score Living

        July 21, 2020 at 7:47 am

        There are 7 net carbs per cookie.

        Reply
    6. Blair

      August 09, 2019 at 4:05 am

      These chocolate chip cookie recipe looks so good! I'm sure my kids are going to like this. Thanks for sharing!

      Reply
      • Four Score Living

        August 17, 2019 at 12:33 pm

        I hope they like them as much as we do.

        Reply
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