Since my husband has started a Keto diet, I have been making him some yummy treats to enjoy once in a while. These Keto Peanut Butter Cookies are one of his favorites. They are simple to make, gluten free and so good, even my kids like them.
Keto Peanut Butter Cookies
I bake a lot of cookies, but these are unique. For one, since they are keto cookies, they are not made with any flour. But don’t worry, you won’t miss it! If you love rich peanut butter flavor, then you will flip for these keto peanut butter cookies.
To give these low carb cookies a hint of sweetness, you can use liquid stevia. To make these cookies, you will mix the liquid stevia with peanut butter, cream cheese, eggs and vanilla extract. The cookie dough will be somewhat sticky. A good tip I have found is to use a little coconut oil on your hands while forming the cookie balls. This will help keep the dough from sticking to your hands.
I like to use a parchment paper lined baking sheet when I bake, since it makes clean up so easy and you don’t have to worry about food sticking.
Roll and place 1 inch sized cookie balls onto the parchment lined baking sheet. Use a fork to flatten the cookie balls with a crisscross design that is popular on peanut butter cookies. Since these keto peanut butter cookies will not expand when cooked, there is no need to leave a lot of space between the cookies.
When the cookies are done baking, remove them from the oven and place them on a cooling rack to cool.
Keto Peanut Butter Cookies
These Keto Peanut Butter Cookies are a great once in a while treat to keep you on program while satisfying a cookie craving.
Ingredients
- 2 cups sugar-free peanut butter
- 1 cup cream cheese room temp
- 2 eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 4 Tbsp liquid Stevia
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Combine all ingredients until incorporated well.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Then roll and place 1 inch cookie balls on the parchment paper.
- Using a fork, flatten the cookie balls with the classic peanut butter cookie crisscross design.
- Bake for 10 minutes, or until outside is golden brown.
- Let cool and enjoy!
These cookies make a wonderful snack or occasional treat. They will remind you of old fashioned peanut butter cookies you enjoyed as a kid, but they are a whole lot better for you!
If you enjoyed these Keto Peanut Butter Cookies, you’ll enjoy these other Keto friendly recipes:
Jamie Young says
These cookies look fantastic! An old classic revamped! Wonderful recipe!
georgie says
these sound so easy to make! i know my husband would love them!
Heidy L. McCallum says
I am loving this delicious looking cookie recipe and to think it’s Keto too? BONUS!!! My husband would even love these
Gabi says
As a huge peanut butter lover I can’t have enough peanut butter recipes, Although I prefer plant based treats I’m convinced that I could not resist your seducing looking cookies if you’d offer them to me;)
Mindy Fewless says
I have all of the ingredients to try these in my kitchen! I’ll have to make some!
PRAJAKTA SUKHATME says
My kids would love to have these. I am always lookout for flourless Keto snack recipes . This looks perfect. All ingredients are so unique and healthy. Thank you for wonderful recipe.
Lisa Vasallo says
Question, is the ingredient 4 tablespoons of Liquid Stevia typo? Did you mean 4 teaspoons? I just wanted to double check before I made them.
Louis says
Same question. seems crazy.
Kyle says
Yea I just followed recipe and they were not good. Had to throw out. Too much stevia.
KJ says
Wish I read this before making. Too much stevia. Would recommend using teaspoons instead or erythritol
Diana McKay says
I am making these now. Cut the recipe in half . And only used 2 teaspoons of liquid stevia. 😉
Patti Cymbalisty says
These cookies were absolutely disgusting. I had to throw them out, they were greasy, oily and tasted terrible. Even tried baking longer- no luck. Don’t waste your time or money buying expensive ingredients to make these.
Kate says
I am an avid baker and I followed these cookies to a t and they were DISGUSTING!!! They were oily and tasted like garbage juice.. thumbs down!
Amanda says
These cookies taste horrible and don’t harden. Terrible after taste I think too much liquid stevia.
Daniel L Gray says
If there is a way to make these cookies edible I didn’t find it. I tried to give one to my dog and he threw all of my clothes in the yard. I thought the rubber texture would be novel until I felt it disintegrate into powdery hell in my mouth. At least the flavor was equally as bad. Unfortunately, the one I managed to choke down was enough to send my lower intestine into grinding convulsions, leaving me in the restroom for much of the rest if the night. As I sit here still, I warn you all… get TollHouse. Eat the carbs. Life is too short to shit away an entire night committing these god- awful cooking hate crimes. Save yourself.
Cin says
Any way to use powder Stevia or another sugar substitute rather than SO MUCH Stevia again like so many other commenters have complained??? If they would see other comments people have changed it to 4 teaspoons and it’s made a HUGE difference. However, I do not buy the liquid I only buy the powder sugar substitute. Would like to know if anyone knows what the powder VS liquid would be for this recipe.