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    Home » Low-Carb Desserts » Keto Chocolate Cookies

    Keto Chocolate Cookies

    Last updated: Jul 31, 2023 · Recipes developed by Vered DeLeeuw and nutritionally reviewed by Rachel Benight MS, RD · This website generates income via ads and uses cookies.

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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 on a cooling rack.

    I've always loved chewy cookies. It's Ok if the edges are crisp, but as far as I'm concerned, the inside must be chewy, or they're simply not worth the trouble. These almond flour cookies are a good example.

    If you're like me and prefer your cookies chewy, I think you are going to love these keto chocolate cookies (these peanut butter cookies are also great, by the way)!

    They are so tasty, and their texture is just wonderful. And at 120 calories and 2 grams of net carbs per cookie, they're the perfect choice for anyone on the keto diet.

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    • Ingredients
    • Instructions
    • Expert tip
    • Frequently asked questions
    • Variations
    • Serving suggestions
    • Storing leftovers
    • Related recipes
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    Ingredients

    You'll only need a few simple ingredients to make these tasty cookies. The exact measurements are included in the recipe card below. Here's an overview of what you'll need:

    • Natural creamy nut butter: I use tahini (sesame seed) butter, but any nut butter should work, as long as it's fairly runny and not very thick.
    • Eggs: I use large eggs in most of my recipes, including this one.
    • Sweetener: I use stevia glycerite. You might be able to use a granulated sweetener instead, possibly adding a bit more water. But I haven't tested it.
    • Unsweetened cocoa powder: It's best to use natural cocoa powder. See the discussion below.
    • Salt and baking soda: If you'd like to try using gluten-free baking powder (though I haven't tested it in this recipe), remember that ¼ teaspoon of baking soda is equivalent to 1 teaspoon of baking powder.
    • Chocolate chips: As dark as you can go and still enjoy them!
    The ingredients needed to make keto chocolate cookies.

    Instructions

    Making these keto chocolate cookies is easy! Please scroll down to the recipe card for detailed instructions. Here are the basic steps:

    • First, whisk the nut butter with the eggs, adding about ¼ cup of water to make the mixture easier to mix.
    • One by one, mix in the remaining ingredients. After adding the cocoa powder, add more water as needed to achieve a smooth batter, usually about ¼ cup.
    • Spoon 18 mounds of the mixture onto two parchment-lined cookie sheets. Top the mounds 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.
    A six-photo collage showing how to make keto chocolate cookies.

    Expert tip

    This is a truly easy recipe, with one caveat: it's not foolproof. You will need to adjust the amount of water you add based on the consistency you get in your own kitchen. This will largely depend on the nut butter you use.

    Nut butters vary greatly in their consistency. Even when using natural creamy nut butters, which is what you should use here, their consistency can be quite unpredictable.

    You can pretty much use any natural creamy nut butter you like. I like to use sesame butter (tahini) by the Achva brand, which is quite runny as you can see in the video, and I still needed to add a total of ½ cup of water to the batter to get a nice and 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 to you would be to adjust as you go. You want the batter to be thick and smooth (the video shows you how it looks right before I scoop the cookies into the cookie sheets).

    You don't want the batter to be sticky or dry, but you also don't want it to be thin and liquid. Thick, smooth and easy to mix is what you're after.

    Frequently asked questions

    What cocoa powder is best in this recipe?

    I recommend using natural cocoa powder, not Dutch-processed cocoa powder, when making these cookies. Natural cocoa powder is acidic and will react with 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 will be 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 them to a cooling rack, give them 20 more minutes to cool completely.

    I tried having one when it was still warm, and it wasn't good. It was too soft, and the flavors didn't fully develop.

    Can I freeze these cookies?

    Yes. You can freeze them in freezer bags for up to three months. Thaw them overnight in the fridge, then warm them up briefly in the microwave, for just a few seconds on 50% power.

    Variations

    A good way to vary this recipe is to use a few drops of flavor extracts such as vanilla, coconut, almond, and orange.

    Another good variation is to use chopped pecans or walnuts instead of chocolate chips. You could also try adding a handful of them in addition to the chocolate chips, although I haven't tried that.

    Serving suggestions

    Apart from simply serving these cookies all by themselves, perhaps with some almond milk, iced coffee, or iced tea, you can use them to make a "sandwich" by spreading peanut butter or walnut butter in between two cookies.

    If you're feeling adventurous, you can also use them to make an ice cream sandwich using keto ice cream.

    Storing leftovers

    I keep the leftovers in the fridge, in an airtight container, for 3-4 days. I warm them up very gently in the microwave, 5 seconds per cookie on 50% power, before enjoying them.

    Three keto chocolate cookies on a white background.

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    Soft and Chewy Keto Chocolate Cookies

    Wonderfully soft and chewy keto chocolate cookies are made with nut butter and cocoa powder. They are amazingly good and leftovers keep well for several days.
    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 natural creamy nut butter no sugar or salt added (I use sesame butter)
    • 2 large eggs
    • ½ cup water divided
    • 1 ½ teaspoon stevia glycerite (equals ½ cup sugar)
    • Pinch salt
    • ½ cup unsweetened natural cocoa powder not Dutch-processed
    • ¼ teaspoon baking soda
    • â…“ cup dark chocolate chips (1.5 oz)

    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
    • In a medium mixing bowl, whisk the nut butter with the eggs until smooth. When mixture becomes sticky and difficult to mix, start adding water gradually, a tablespoon at a time, until you reach a smooth consistency. You will likely need to add ¼ cup water.
    • Whisk in the stevia and, if using, salt.
    • Using a rubber spatula, mix in the cocoa powder. Just as in step 2, you want a smooth, easy to mix batter, 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.
    • Mix in the baking soda.
    • Using a cookie scoop, or 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.
    • Top each cookie with 5-6 chocolate chips, gently pressing them in.
    • 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.
    • Cool the cookies 10 minutes in the pan, on a cooling rack, then use a cake server to carefully transfer the cookies directly to the cooling rack to cool completely. Do let the cookies cool completely – about 20 more minutes – before serving them, or they will still be the wrong consistency - too soft.
    • Once completely cool, you can store leftover cookies in the fridge, in an airtight container, for 3-4 days. Very gently heat them in the microwave, 5 seconds per cookie on 50% power, before enjoying.

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    Notes

    Nut butters vary greatly in their consistency. Even when using natural creamy nut butters, which is what you should use here, their consistency can be quite unpredictable.
    You can pretty much use any natural creamy nut butter you like. I like to use sesame butter (tahini) by the Achva brand, which is quite runny as you can see in the video, and I still needed to add a total of ½ cup of water to the batter to get a nice and 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 to you would be to adjust as you go. You want the batter to be thick and smooth (the video shows you how it looks right before I scoop the cookies into the cookie sheets).
    You don't want the batter to be sticky or dry, but you also don't want it to be thin and liquid. Thick, smooth and easy to mix is what you're after.

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    Nutrition per Serving

    Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 124kcal | Carbohydrates: 4.3g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 41mg | Fiber: 2.5g | Sugar: 0.5g
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    About the Author

    Vered Deleeuw Vered DeLeeuw, LL.M., CNC, has been following a low-carb real-food diet and blogging about it since 2011. She's a Certified Nutrition Coach (NASM-CNC), has taken courses at the Harvard School of Public Health, and has earned a Nutrition and Healthy Living Certificate from Cornell University. Her work has appeared in several major media outlets, including Healthline, HuffPost, Today, Women's Health, Shape, and Country Living. Click to learn more about Vered.

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