Keto Chocolate Chip Cookies

Name: Keto Chocolate Chip Cookies | The BEST Low Carb Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe For Keto
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: Keto Low Carb
Ingredients: 1 Large Egg; 1¼ Cup (140g) Blanched Almond Flour; ½ Tsp. Baking Soda; 5 Tbsps. (70g) Softened Butter; Heaping 1/3 Cup (80g) Brown Swerve; Heaping 1/3 Cup (55g) Confectioners Swerve; 1 Tsp. (3-4g) Pure Vanilla Extract; ½ Cup (85g) 0 NET CARB Chocolate Chips; Generous pinch of Salt

Published: Oct 24, 2023 · By: Joe Duff

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If you're looking for the best soft and chewy keto chocolate chip cookies recipe, you've found it! In fact, these cookies are so good my friends and family can't tell the difference between these low carb chocolate chip cookies, and "regular" high carb ones. And, even better yet, each cookie has LESS THAN 1 NET CARB.

My Famous Keto Chocolate Chip Cookies

I don't know about you guys, but chocolate chip cookies are my favorite kind of cookie. I mean, is there anything better than eating one when it's warm and ooey-gooey?

Maybe the only thing that comes close to that is dipping one in some ice-cold milk - almond of course - until it softens up. Gah, just thinking about that makes me hungry! Anyway, I like mine with a soft and chewy inside and crisp outside. And, of course, chocolate chips in each bite!

So if that sounds good to you, then these keto chocolate chip ones are sure to hit the spot. Not to mention, at less than 1 NET CARB per cookie, you can indulge in more than just a couple of these and stay in ketosis! And you know I'm a fan of that.

This has to be my favorite dessert right now, along with this keto vanilla cake. So you'll have to give both a try!

Chocolate chip cookies staked on top of each other on a white plate, next to a blue napkin.

Ingredients

Egg- one large egg.
Blanched Almond Flour
Baking Soda- make sure it's fresh.
Butter- soften it to room temperature before starting the recipe.
Swerve Brown Sugar
Confectioners Swerve
Pure Vanilla Extract
Sugar Free Chocolate Chips
Generous pinch of Salt

Chocolate chip cookies on a white plate, next to a glass of milk and a blue napkin.

My Keto Flour Recommendations

Instead of using the white - or wheat - flours you'd typically find in high carb cookies, you'll notice we're using almond flour instead. Almond flour is one of the lowest - if not the lowest - carbohydrate flours you can use. So, it just makes sense to use it to make our cookie recipe. That said, my go-to almond flour is the Blue Diamond Blanched Almond Flour since it's really low in carbs and works great in any recipe.

Now, if you don't have almond flour in your pantry already I definitely recommend that you get it because I use it in a LOT of my keto recipes. And I mean a lot. You can use it to make this super chocolatey keto cake, these totally easy low carb pancakes, and these sweet and tangy keto lemon bars to name a few.

Also, in my opinion, almond flour is the best keto substitute for regular flour – you can barely taste the difference, and it has the closest consistency to "regular" flour too. It's also a gluten free flour, and that means these double as gluten free cookie as well.

Now, with that said, if almond flour isn't your "thing," the best substitutes for almond flour are sunflower seed flour and walnut flour. You can use these in place of almond flour in any of my recipes at a 1:1 ratio.

So keep that in mind if you're trying to make these keto cookies. Oh, and DO NOT substitute it with coconut flour or the cookie won't turn out.

A chocolate chip cookie about to be dipped into a glass of milk.

My Keto Sweetener Recommendations

Ok, we've talked about the best flour substitutes for keto, and now I want to go into a little more detail about the best sweeteners for keto! If you've been following me for a while, you probably know that my absolute go-to for replacing sugar in a keto friendly way is Swerve.

It's a sugar alcohol with 0 NET CARBS and 0 CALORIES, which makes it perfect for a low carb diet - like keto! Also, it's as sweet as sugar, which is a crucial detail for selecting the right sweetener for this recipe.

Having said that, Lakanto's Confectioners Monk Fruit can also be used to make these keto chocolate chip cookies as well. And the best part is monk fruit is as sweet as sugar - just like Swerve - so you can substitute it on a 1:1 basis with Swerve.

By the way, a lot of people think pure erythritol and Swerve/Monk Fruit are interchangeable. Unfortunately, this is not the case. Pure erythritol is only 70% the sweetness of regular sugar - so it won't make a sweet enough substitute. Thus, it isn't an ideal replacement for Swerve/Lakanto.

So, in my opinion, Swerve or Lakanto Monk Fruit Sweetener are the best sugar substitutes to use for keto recipes and end up with delicious results. As a lot of you know, I use confectioners swerve in almost ALL of my dessert recipes...and brown swerve is the perfect brown sugar replacement - which is a key component to these cookies. So, what I'm saying is, don't hesitate to pick some of these up. They're worth the money, and you'll save yourself a ton of carbs and calories!

A hand dipping half of a chocolate chip cookie in a glass of milk.

My Chocolate Chip Recommendations

Obviously, this wouldn't be the best keto chocolate chip cookie recipe ever without some high-quality, sugar free chocolate chips.

I like to use the 0 NET CARB Semi-Sweetened Baking Chips from Lily's because I think they're the best chocolate chips. These are super low carb, keto-friendly, and are just so deliciously chocolatey - and of course, they're also completely sugar free! And of course, they become wonderfully ooey and gooey when baked into these keto chocolate chip cookies.

I definitely recommend 'em whenever you need some sugar free chocolate chips for recipes – they're especiallt good in my 1 minute double chocolate chip keto cookies, keto mason jar mint chocolate chip ice cream, and keto peanut butter chocolate chip cookies. Yum, yum, yum!

By the way, if you can't find those Lily's Chocolate Chips, you might be able to find ChocZero's Sugar-Free Keto Friendly Chocolate Chips. And, if you do, those will work great in these cookies too. Again, the ChocZero ones are sugar free chocolate chips, so they're great for the keto diet as well.

A chocolate chip cookie with a bite taken out of it being dipped into a glass of milk.

How To Make Keto Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ok, we've talked about the ingredients, now we've got to talk about how to make these cookies. The good news is that these almond flour chocolate chip cookies are surprisingly quick and easy to make. So without further ado, let's make keto chocolate chip cookies!

Step 1: Mixing The Ingredients

The first thing you'll want to do is sift the almond flour through a sieve. Doing this will ensure the chocolate chip cookies end up having a soft and chewy texture to them.

After the almond flour is sifted, you can add the baking soda, salt, and chocolate chips to the bowl. Then, just mix those up until well combined, and set that bowl aside.

Next, you'll want to get out an even larger bowl and add your softened butter.

Now, once you've done that, you'll add the Confectioners Swerve - or Lakanto's monk fruit - and the Brown "Sugar" Swerve to the bowl, and cream those ingredients together.

That said, if you try to cream the mixture with hardened butter, it will take longer and is honestly just unnecessarily difficult, so make sure to use softened butter!

Once you've creamed the butter and Swerve brown sugar thoroughly, add in the egg and beat it into the ingredients until it's well combined. Then, when it does, add in the vanilla extract and mix again.

Step 2: Making The Cookie Dough

At this point, you're ready to get your dry ingredients back out and add them to the bowl. That said, you'll want to add & mix them in 2 batches - adding & mixing half of the dry ingredients at a time.

Then, when everything is mixed up and a cookie dough forms, you'll want to chill the cookie dough in the refrigerator for 30 minutes before baking the cookies.

If you skip this step, your cookies will spread out way too much in the oven, and you won't achieve that perfect cookie size and texture - so make sure to chill your cookie dough for the best results.

Oh, and by the way, I recommend using two separate baking sheets for these cookies. The recipe makes 12-15 cookies, which is just way too many for one normal-sized baking sheet. If they're overcrowded on the pan, they'll bake into one another, and that's something you'll want to avoid.

Chocolate chip cookie on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

Step 3: Baking These Keto Cookies

Now, let's talk about baking these cookies.

One of the best things about this keto chocolate chip cookie recipe is that the cookies only need about 10 minutes to bake!

Having said that, you will want to flatten your cookie dough with the bottom of a spoon at the 3 minute mark of baking.

The cookies won't flatten too much on their own, so doing this helps give them the right shape and thickness.

Lastly – no matter how badly you want to eat these cookies – make sure to let them set for 30 minutes after taking them out of the oven.

Fresh out of the oven, they're a little too soft, so giving them that time to set will provide you with the crave-worthy soft and chewy texture you want.

Now, if you want to eat them warm, the best thing to do is to heat them in the microwave - after they've set, of course - for 5 seconds. That's usually enough time to warm them up and get them all ooey-gooey.

How To Store Keto Chocolate Chip Cookies

As far as storing the cookies, you'll want to keep them in an airtight container. Storing them like this should allow them to stay good for almost 1 week. I keep mine out on my kitchen counter, but you can refrigerate them if you'd like. To keep them for longer, you can store them in a freezer-safe bag for about 8 months.

Chocolate chip cookies on parchment paper.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I eat a chocolate chip cookie on keto?

If the chocolate chip cookie is keto friendly, then yes, you can definitiely eat it on keto. These keto chocolate chip cookies are especially great for the keto diet. They are made with keto baking ingredients and use Lily's chocolate chips to complete them. Lily's chocolate chips are sugar free and low in net carbs, so they're perfect for making these sugar free cookies. So if you're craving chocolate chip cookies, these are the ones to eat!

Are Keto Cookies good for you?

It all depends on the ingredients used, but keto cookies can be quite good for you. Of course, you'll want to make sure they are made with wholesome ingredients, like using almond flour instead of regular flour and erythritol or monk fruit sugar instead of regular sugar. So if they are low in carbs and sugar and high in fiber and healthy fats, that's how you know it is a good keto cookie.

Are cookies allowed on keto?

Cookies are absolutely allowed on keto as long as they are low in net carbs. These keto chocolate chip cookies have less than 1 NET CARB, so they are perfect when you want something that tastes like a traditional chocolate chip cookie. Some other great keto cookies that you can have are these keto peanut butter cookies, keto magic cookies, keto lemon cookies, keto thin mints, and keto shortbread cookies!

More Keto Dessert Ideas

What I really love about these sugar free chocolate chip cookies is that they don't taste low carb at all. Honestly, they taste just like regular chocolate chip cookies. They're sweet, chocolatey, and super satisfying.

And, I've got to say, a lot of my dessert recipes are in the same boat. When you taste them, you'd never know they were keto desserts.

So if you want more keto-friendly dessert ideas here are a few of my favorites:

The Best Keto Cheesecake – it's rich, smooth, and creamy with a keto shortbread cookie crust that's absolutely on point!
The Best Low Carb Chocolate Cake – an incredibly decadent and moist chocolate cake complete with keto chocolate buttercream frosting. Each slice is just 2.5 net carbs!
Keto Brownies – Not only are these fudgy keto brownies addictive they also come together in just 5 minutes! The ideal keto dessert if you want a chocolatey keto recipe that's both quick and easy.
Chocolate Keto Nut Clusters - These have just 1 net carb each, and you can use your extra sugar free chocolate chips to make 'em.

And of course, I highly recommend my cookbook - The Ultimate Low Carb Keto Cookbook for over 125 low carb sweets ideas! They're all crazy delicious, easy to make, and the perfect answer to your sugar cravings.

So that's my keto friendly chocolate chip cookies recipe! I hope you guys enjoy them.

By the way, you can find a video of this chocolate chip cookie recipe over at my Youtube channel too.

So, check out that video, and as always, let me know in the comments if you tried these cookies!