Keto Chocolate Chip Cookies
When you start a low carb, keto diet, you may automatically crave a great chocolate chip cookie. While there are many fantastic chocolate chip cookies out there, it always seems like a little something is missing when you compare the keto cookies to a regular, full carb cookie. That taste that is missing is brown sugar!
Most chocolate chip cookies are made with all brown sugar or a combination of brown and white sugar. Until now, there weren’t really any great, carb-free substitutes for brown sugar which is exactly why those keto cookies you make were always missing a little something special. This recipe uses So Nourished GOLD which is a brown sugar erythritol sweetener. It adds that brown sugar taste that you are missing while keeping the carbs at bay. Pure perfection!
Another thing that brown sugar adds to cookies is moisture. If you have ever compared brown sugar to white, granulated sugar, you know that brown sugar is much more dense and moist. When baked into cookies, this moisture creates a chewy cookie which many people out there love (not many people like a dry cookie!). So, when you use the golden erythritol blend, you will end up with a softer, chewier cookie. This all sounds fantastic, right?!
Another way that we have kept these cookies nice and soft is to utilize gelatin in the baking process. Plain, powdered gelatin is mixed into the batter and, when baked, it will keep the cookies nice and flexible, adding to that chewy texture that you love. Golden erythritol and gelatin are teaming up to make a delicious, crave-worthy chocolate chip cookie that you absolutely must have!
You are likely already well informed about how important it is to choose good chocolate chips when baking keto cookies. However, if you are still questioning your chocolate choices, here are a few tips to help you.
Choose chocolate chips that are unsweetened and clearly labeled that no sugars have been added to the chocolate. Dark chocolate chips typically have the least amount of sugar and, therefore, the least amount of carbs. Dark chocolate also has been shown to have numerous health benefits like beneficial antioxidants.
There are now many keto or low carb chocolate options on the market thanks to the popularity of the amazing diet. Look in your local grocery store for brands like Lily’s which are low carb and keto-approved. These great keto chocolate makers use pure cocoa and no-carb sweeteners like erythritol or stevia to make amazing chocolates that are sweet but without the high carb count. Some brands may also have milk chocolate chip options for you to choose from if dark chocolate is a little too strong for you. Just be sure to check the package and pick your chips wisely! When you find a brand you like, be sure to buy a few bags to have on hand whenever the baking mood strikes.
Follow this recipe using the ingredients that we have hand picked and these chocolate chip tips and you will love the cookie result. A perfect, chewy, keto chocolate chip cookie can be yours in just a few short minutes! Enjoy!
| Servings: cookies |
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup So Nourished GOLD
- 4 tbsp butter softened well
- 1/3 cup coconut flour
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp sea salt
- 1 tbsp powdered gelatin
- 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips
- Prepare a sheet tray with a piece of parchment or silicone baking mat.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F
- Whisk together the eggs and vanilla extract until foamy.
- Add the softened butter and brown sugar to the egg mix and beat to combine.
- Stir in the coconut flour, baking soda, salt and gelatin and mix until a nice, wet dough has formed.
- Fold the chocolate chips into the dough.
- Scoop 1 inch sized dough balls onto the prepared sheet tray, placing them about two inches apart on the tray (you should get about 12 cookies). Flatten the cookie dough balls gently with your hand so they are about 1/2 of an inch thick.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 8 minutes then remove the tray and let the cookies cool on the sheet tray. The cookies will get chewier as they cool!
NUTRITIONAL DISCLAIMER
The content on this website should not be taken as medical advice and you should ALWAYS consult with your doctor before starting any diet or exercise program. We provide nutritional data for our recipes as a courtesy to our readers. We use Total Keto Diet app software to calculate the nutrition and we remove fiber and sugar alcohols, like erythritol, from the total carbohydrate count to get to the net carb count, as they do not affect your blood glucose levels. You should independently calculate nutritional information on your own and not rely on our data. The website or content herein is not intended to cure, prevent, diagnose or treat any disease. This website shall not be liable for adverse reactions or any other outcome resulting from the use of recipes or recommendations on the Website or actions you take as a result. Any action you take is strictly at your own risk.
Dr. Rosmy Barrios, MD is an aesthetic medicine specialist whose work focuses on patients who are treated for obesity, metabolic syndrome, and other weight-related issues through nutritional analysis, keto diet programs, and supporting medications.
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