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Keto Peanut Butter Cookies

You will love these classic Keto Peanut Butter Cookies with only 1g net carbs per delicious cookie!

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If you love peanut butter, then you probably love peanut butter cookies too. It’s easy to make classic peanut butter cookies in a low carb form (only 1g net carbs per cookie!) thanks to keto-friendly sweeteners.

Why You’ll Love These Keto Peanut Butter Cookies

  • These low carb cookies are firm on the outside and chewy on the inside (the perfect cookie, in my opinion!)
  • They’re filled with peanut butter flavor without being overly sweet
  • They make a fantastic holiday cookie… or the perfect just-because cookie!

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Ingredients Needed to Make This Keto Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe

Ingredient quantities for these homemade keto peanut butter cookies are located in the recipe card at the end of the post.

🍽 INGREDIENT NOTE: The rich peanut butter flavor of natural peanut butter is the star of these cookies! For that reason, these are moderately sweet cookies, not heavily sweet cookies. Adding more Swerve will dry out the dough, but you can use a small amount of stevia extract drops if you want a sweeter dough.

Can I Eat Peanut Butter Cookies on the Keto Diet?

Yes, you can eat peanut butter cookies on the keto diet if you use a low carb peanut butter when making the cookies. Most peanut butter brands are high in net carbs so you must choose one with a low net carb count like Crazy Richard’s Creamy Peanut Butter or Kroger Natural Creamy Peanut Butter.

Both Crazy Richard’s Creamy Peanut Butter and Kroger’s Natural Creamy Peanut Butter* are gluten free and contain only 2 grams of net carbs per serving.

(* Kroger’s website displays an incorrect carb and fiber count on the packaging. The actual Kroger Natural Peanut Butter product label displays the correct carb and fiber counts for a total net carb count of 2g.)

How Do I Make Peanut Butter Cookies Keto-Friendly?

You can make peanut butter cookies keto-friendly by using low carb ingredients instead of wheat flour, sugar, and high carb peanut butter. Use low carb almond flour or coconut flour instead of wheat flour, and substitute sugar with erythritol or monk fruit for the sweetener. Also, use a low carb peanut butter, preferably one that has no added sugars.

How to Make Keto Peanut Butter Cookies {Quick Overview}

This is just a quick overview of some of the steps involved in making the low carb peanut butter cookies. For the recipe in detail, including exact measurements used at each step, scroll to the recipe card at the end of the post.

In a medium bowl, combine all dry ingredients. (Photo 1)

Add remaining ingredients (Photo 2) and mix using an electric or stand mixer until the batter is well combined (Photo 3).

TIP: Make sure your peanut butter is well combined! When working with natural peanut butter, it’s critical that you mix the oil into the solid part of the peanut butter. The best way to do this is to empty the entire jar into a food processor and process it until smooth.

Onto a well-greased cookie sheet (I use butter), form and place cookie balls using a heaping tablespoon of batter each. Space each cookie approximately 2” apart. (Photo 4)

TIP: You may need to use two cookie sheets depending on the size of your sheets.

Use the back of a fork to flatten each cookie slightly and create a criss-cross pattern on top. (Photo 5)

Bake per instructions on the recipe card and you will end up with these delicious (and adorable, in my opinion) cookies!

Try This Recipe’s No-Bake Cousin

If you love this recipe, you’re going to love its “no-bake cousin” – these 3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Balls. The finished result looks a lot like step 4 of this recipe!

Nutrition Facts for This Healthy Peanut Butter Cookie Recipe

Per serving (18 total cookies):

  • 70 calories
  • 6g fat
  • 3g protein
  • 1g net carbs

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stack of keto peanut butter cookies on cookie sheet

Keto Peanut Butter Cookies

You will love these classic Keto Peanut Butter Cookies with only 1g net carbs per delicious cookie!
5 from 3 votes
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Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American, Western
Keyword: keto holiday cookies, keto peanut butter cookies, low carb peanut butter cookies
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 18
Calories: 70kcal

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 F.
  • In a medium bowl, combine all dry ingredients.
  • Add remaining ingredients and mix using an electric or stand mixer until the batter is well combined.
  • Onto a well-greased cookie sheet (or two, depending on the size of your cookie sheets), form and place cookie balls using a heaping tablespoon of batter each. Space each cookie approximately 2” apart.
  • Use the back of a fork to flatten each cookie slightly and create a criss-cross pattern on top.
  • Bake for 10-12 minutes until the tops of the cookies start to brown slightly.
  • Remove and cool on a wire rack.

Notes

  • Make sure your peanut butter is well combined! When working with natural peanut butter, it’s critical that you mix the oil into the solid part of the peanut butter. The best way to do this is to empty the entire jar into a food processor and process it until smooth.
  • The rich peanut butter flavor of natural peanut butter is the star of these cookies! For that reason, these are moderately sweet cookies, not heavily sweet cookies. Adding more Swerve will dry out the dough, but you can use a small amount of stevia extract drops if you want a sweeter dough.
Nutrition Facts
Keto Peanut Butter Cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 70 Calories from Fat 54
% Daily Value*
Fat 6g9%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Trans Fat 0.001g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 3g
Cholesterol 9mg3%
Sodium 50mg2%
Potassium 64mg2%
Carbohydrates 2g1%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 1g1%
Protein 3g6%
Vitamin A 13IU0%
Calcium 7mg1%
Iron 0.2mg1%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Nutrition Disclaimer



Nutrition facts are included as a courtesy only. They are accurate to the best of our knowledge based on the ingredients and brands used, but their accuracy is not guaranteed. If applicable, sugar alcohols have already been removed from the total carb count.

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