Keto Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe
These Keto Peanut Butter Cookies are a delicious low-carb treat perfect for satisfying your sweet cravings while following a ketogenic diet. With just a handful of ingredients, you can whip up a batch of these easy and tasty cookies in no time.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 16 cookies 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
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Dry Ingredients:
- 1 cup natural peanut butter (unsweetened, unsalted)
- 1/2 cup granular erythritol or preferred keto sweetener
- Pinch of salt
Wet Ingredients:
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven: Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Mix ingredients: In a medium bowl, combine peanut butter, erythritol, egg, vanilla extract, and salt.
- Form dough: Scoop tablespoon-sized portions of dough, roll into balls, place on the baking sheet, and flatten with a fork in a crisscross pattern.
- Bake: Bake for 10–12 minutes or until lightly golden around the edges.
- Cool: Let cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- These cookies firm up as they cool.
- For added texture, consider stirring in 2 tablespoons of chopped peanuts or sugar-free chocolate chips.
- Store in an airtight container for up to 5 days.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 110
- Sugar: 0g
- Sodium: 90mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 1.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 3g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 10mg
