These chocolate chip cookies are soft, chewy and studded with chocolate chips. They are just 4 ingredients and are low carb and keto-friendly. No flour or low carb flour alternatives needed. The cookie dough takes less than 5 minutes to prepare.
These cookies are so easy to make and I like that they don’t require any flour or flour alternatives. You also don’t need a mixer to make them.
Ingredients
- Cashew butter
- Egg
- Allulose
- Sugar free milk chocolate chocolate chips
Cashew butter: This recipe uses natural cashew butter with no added oils. You can substitute with peanut butter but you will taste the peanut butter if you use peanut butter. Cashew butter has a more mild nut flavor which I think goes well for these chocolate chip cookies.
Egg: Egg acts as a binding agent and helps the cookies spread and rise.
Allulose: Allulose is used to sweeten the cookies. I like using allulose in these cookies because the cookies stay soft even the next day. If you use other low carb sweeteners, it may affect the texture of the cookies.
Sugar free milk chocolate chips: I used Lily’s milk chocolate chips but you can use other brands. You can also use dark or semisweet chocolate chips instead of milk chocolate chips.
How to Make Keto Chocolate Chip Cookies
- The cashew butter, egg and allulose are first mixed together until uniform and no egg streaks remain.
- Half of the chocolate chips are then mixed in.
- Scoop the dough using a 1.5 tablespoon cookie scoop and release onto your prepared baking sheet. Add remaining chocolate chips to the surface of the cookies and press down gently on the cookie dough so that it flattens to thick round disks.
- Bake cookies until golden brown around the edges.
Texture
These cookies have a soft, moist and slightly chewy texture. They are more like cake-type cookies.
Expert Tips
- This recipe works best with allulose. Using a different low carb sweetener may change the texture of the cookies.
- Make sure to flatten the cookies because they do not spread that much during baking.
- You can use whatever kind of chocolate chips you prefer in a chocolate chip cookie.
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Ingredients
- 1/2 cup (128 g) natural unsweetened cashew butter (no added oils)
- 1/4 cup (50 g) allulose
- 1 large egg
- 1/3 cup (49 g) sugar-free milk chocolate chips, divided
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (177°C). Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, add cashew butter, allulose and egg. Stir until all ingredients are evenly incorporated and no egg streaks remain.
- Stir in half of the chocolate chips until they are evenly distributed.
- Using a 1.5 tbsp cookie scoop, scoop up cookie dough and place dough ball onto prepared cookie sheets, spaced about 1.5 inches apart.
- Add a few of the remaining chocolate chips on the surface of each cookie ball. Press down on each dough ball with the palm of your hand so that it becomes a thick round disk. Smooth the edges if desired. The cookies do not spread out much during baking (they will only rise slightly), so you do want to shape the cookies to what you want the final outcome to be.
- Bake cookies about 10-12 minutes or until tops and edges just start to turn a golden brown. You do need to be careful and not overbake the cookies. Alllulose will cause the cookies to brown very fast if they are baked too long. Remove cookies from oven and let them cool completely on the baking sheet. Uneaten cookies can be stored in an airtight container for 1-2 days at room temperature and longer in the fridge or freezer.
Notes
- This cookie dough works best with allulose. Other sugar substitutes will change the texture of the cookies and I found that erythritol based sweeteners tend to make the cookies hard the next day. If you use allulose, the cookies will stay soft. I use Micro Ingredients Allulose.*
- I used Lily's milk chocolate chips (Amazon | Target)*
- Make sure to use a cashew butter with no added oils. I used Octonuts pure cashew butter.*
- *These product links are affiliate links. This means I earn a commission from qualifying purchases.
- If you are on a keto diet, please remember to look at net carbs and not just total carbs in the estimated nutrition. The net carbs count excludes fiber and carbs from sugar alcohols and allulose.
Nutrition
The nutrition information provided are only estimates based on an online nutritional calculator. I am not a certified nutritionist. Please consult a professional nutritionist or doctor for accurate information and any dietary restrictions and concerns you may have.
Cashew are packed with carbs. Someone didn’t check the nutritional values I see. This isn’t keto. You need almond or peanut butter…. ?????
While cashew butter does contain more carbs than peanut butte or almond butter, that doesn’t mean that it can’t still be keto-friendly. These cookies have 4 net carbs per cookie. If you are on a keto diet, please remember to look at net carbs and not just total carbs in the estimated nutrition.