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Keto Chocolate Cookies

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by Vered DeLeeuwUpdated Dec 8, 2024
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5 from 10 votes

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These amazing keto chocolate cookies are made with nut butter and cocoa powder. They're wonderfully soft and chewy, and they keep well for several days (but you'll probably polish them off way sooner!)

Keto chocolate cookies are served on a white plate.

I've always loved chewy cookies, like these almond flour cookies or these peanut butter cookies. If you're like me and prefer your cookies chewy, you are going to love these keto chocolate cookies! They are delicious, and their texture is wonderful. At 120 calories and 2 grams of net carbs per cookie, they're the perfect choice for anyone on the keto diet.

Ingredients

The ingredients needed to make keto chocolate cookies.

The full list of ingredients and exact measurements are listed in the recipe card below. Here are my comments on some of the ingredients.

  • Natural creamy nut butter: I use tahini (sesame seed butter), but any nut butter will work as long as the only ingredient is nuts and it's fairly runny and not very thick. In the photo above, I used peanut butter.
  • Sweetener: I use stevia glycerite. You can use a granulated sweetener instead, adding a bit more water if needed.
  • Unsweetened cocoa powder: It's best to use natural cacao powder, not Dutched cocoa powder.
  • Chocolate chips: As dark as you can go while still enjoying them! These are the dark chocolate chips I use.

Variations

  1. Add a few drops (about ¼ teaspoon) of flavor extracts such as vanilla, coconut, almond, or orange.
  2. Sometimes, I use chopped raw pecans or walnuts instead of chocolate chips, mixing the nuts into the batter.
  3. As mentioned above, you can replace the tahini with any other natural nut butter (no salt or sugar added).

Instructions

Scroll down to the recipe card for detailed instructions. Here are the basic steps for making these cookies:

Whisk the nut butter with the eggs, sweetener, and salt, adding about ¼ cup of water to make the mixture easier to mix.

Sesame batter mixed with water in a bowl.

Add the cocoa powder, adding water as needed (usually about ¼ cup) to achieve a smooth batter, as shown below:

Keto chocolate cookies batter in a bowl.

Spoon 18 mounds of the mixture onto two parchment-lined cookie sheets. Top the mounds with chocolate chips.

The cookies were topped with chocolate chips.

Bake the cookies for about 8 minutes in a preheated 350°F oven. Cool them completely in the pan before removing them.

The cookies are cooling on a rack.

Expert Tip

You will need to adjust the amount of water based on the consistency you get. This will largely depend on the nut butter you use since nut butters vary in their consistency.

You can use any natural, creamy nut butter you like. I like to use sesame butter (tahini) by the Joyva brand, which is quite runny, and I still need to add a total of ½ cup of water to the batter to get a smooth consistency.

I assume you will need to use a similar amount of water, but I can't know for sure. So my best advice is to adjust as you go. You want the batter to be thick and smooth. You don't want it to be sticky or dry, but you also don't want it to be thin and liquid. What you're after is thick, smooth, and easy to mix.

This is what the batter should look like:

Keto chocolate cookies batter in a bowl.

Recipe FAQs

What cocoa powder is best in this recipe?

I recommend using natural cocoa powder, not Dutch-processed cocoa powder. Natural cocoa powder is acidic and will react with the baking soda, helping the cookies become nice and tender.

Dutch-processed cocoa powder will state that on the container. Sometimes, it will say "alkalized," "European style," or "Dutched."

Why should I cool the cookies completely?

These cookies are too soft to remove from the baking sheet when you pull them out of the oven. So, let them cool for 10 minutes on the baking sheet. Then, after you transfer the cookies to a cooling rack, give them 20 more minutes to cool completely.

Their flavor improves, too, as they cool. I tried having one when it was still warm, and it wasn't good. It was too soft, and the flavors weren't fully developed.

Can I freeze these cookies?

Yes. Once completely cool, you can freeze them in a single layer in freezer bags for up to three months. Thaw them overnight in the fridge, and then warm them briefly in the microwave for just a few seconds at 50% power.

Serving Suggestions

These cookies are excellent with almond milk, iced coffee, or iced tea. You can also use them to make a sandwich cookie by spreading peanut butter or walnut butter between two cookies. If you're feeling adventurous, you can use them to make an ice cream sandwich using keto ice cream.

Storing Leftovers

I keep the leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for 3-4 days. I warm them very gently in the microwave, 5 seconds per cookie at 50% power. As mentioned above, once completely cool, you can also freeze them in a single layer in freezer bags for up to three months.

Three keto chocolate cookies are served on a white plate.

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Keto chocolate cookies are served on a white plate.
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Keto Chocolate Cookies, Soft & Chewy

These soft and chewy keto chocolate cookies are made with nut butter and cocoa powder.
Prep Time15 minutes mins
Cook Time8 minutes mins
Rest time30 minutes mins
Total Time53 minutes mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Diet: Gluten Free
Servings: 18 cookies
Calories: 124kcal
Author: Vered DeLeeuw
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Ingredients

  • 1 cup tahini - sesame butter, no sugar or salt added
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 ½ teaspoon stevia glycerite - equals ½ cup of sugar
  • Pinch salt
  • ½ cup water - divided
  • ½ cup cacao powder - not Dutch-processed
  • ¼ teaspoon baking soda
  • ⅓ cup dark chocolate chips - 1.5 ounces

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line two cookie sheets (or baking sheets) with parchment paper.
    Two parchment-lined, rimmed baking sheets.
  • In a medium mixing bowl, whisk the nut butter with the eggs, stevia, and salt until smooth. When the mixture becomes sticky and difficult to mix, start adding water gradually, a tablespoon at a time, until you reach a smooth consistency, as shown in the photo. You will likely need to add ¼ cup of water.
    Sesame batter mixed with water in a bowl.
  • Using a rubber spatula, mix in the cocoa powder. Just as in step 2, you want a smooth, easy-to-mix batter, as shown in the photo, so add water until you reach that consistency. How much water you will need to add depends on the consistency of the nut butter you use. I usually end up using a total of ½ measuring cup of water in this recipe. So, I add about ¼ cup in step 2 and ¼ cup in this step.
    Keto chocolate cookies batter in a bowl.
  • Mix in the baking soda.
    Adding baking soda to the batter.
  • Using a 2-tablespoons measuring scoop, spoon 18 mounds of the batter onto the prepared baking sheets, spacing the cookies 1.5 inches apart (they expand as they bake). Do not flatten the mounds.
    Placing mounds of the batter on the pan.
  • Top each cookie with 5-6 chocolate chips, gently pressing them in.
    The cookies were topped with chocolate chips.
  • Place the cookie sheets on the middle and bottom oven racks. Bake the cookies for 8 minutes. The cookies will be very soft at this point, but they will set as they cool. Don’t try to remove them right away.
    The cookies are ready in the pan.
  • Cool the cookies for 10 minutes in the pan on a cooling rack, then carefully transfer them directly to the rack using a cake server. Let the cookies cool completely for about 20 more minutes before serving them. Their texture and flavor dramatically improve once they cool.
    The cookies are cooling on a rack.

Notes

  • A good way to vary this recipe is to add a few drops (about ¼ teaspoon) of flavor extracts such as vanilla, coconut, almond, or orange. Another good variation is to use chopped raw pecans or walnuts instead of chocolate chips.
  • I keep the leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for 3-4 days and warm them gently in the microwave, 5 seconds per cookie at 50% power.
  • Once completely cool, you can also freeze these cookies in a single layer in freezer bags for up to three months.

Nutrition per Serving

Serving: 1 cookie | Calories: 124 kcal | Carbohydrates: 4 g | Protein: 5 g | Fat: 10 g | Saturated Fat: 2 g | Sodium: 41 mg | Fiber: 2 g

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  1. Marcus says

    December 10, 2024 at 11:45 pm

    5 stars
    Simple. Taste amazing. This is my go-to flourless/sugar free cookie.

    Reply
    • Vered DeLeeuw says

      December 11, 2024 at 9:07 am

      I'm so glad you like these cookies, Marcus! Thanks for the feedback.

  2. Noelle says

    October 28, 2023 at 4:38 am

    Would milkadamia’s macadamia nut butter work? It’s a slightly different constancy than other nut butters.

    Reply
    • Vered DeLeeuw says

      October 28, 2023 at 10:12 am

      Hi Noelle,
      I haven't tested this recipe with Milkadamia's macadamia nut butter. I suggest watching the video or looking at the process photos to get a feel for what the batter should look like. If your batter is too thick, add water, a tablespoon at a time. If it's too thin, add more nut butter.

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