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The best low-carb cookies! Keto Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe – low-carb, sugar-free, gluten-free cookies made with only 3 ingredients in 20 minutes.
These guilt-free low-carb peanut butter cookies are made with crunchy peanut butter, powdered erythritol (I use Swerve) and egg.
This Keto Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe is pretty easy!
How to make Keto peanut putter cookies
Combine all the ingredients and mix until incorporated.
Then using a small cookie scoop scoop out dough and make balls. Place on a parchment paper lined baking sheet and press with fork to make a criss cross pattern.
This Keto Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe does not require chilling time. You can bake them right away. These cookies don’t spread.
I usually bake mine at 350 F for 12-15 minutes.
This Keto Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe makes cookies that are soft on the inside and slightly chewy on the outside.
They are very easy to whip up at the times when you are craving a keto snack or dessert, but don’t feel like eating dark chocolate.
One of these quick and simple low-carb desserts that you can make any time in under 30 minutes.
There is nothing worse than having to wait to chill a dessert, bake for a long time or letting it set.
These are nothing like this. Foolproof and simple.
There are so many variations of the recipe for these Keto cookies with peanut butter, but I like to keep things plain and with minimal ingredients.
Protein powder in cookies
I know that some people add protein powder to their peanut butter cookies.
I’ve tried some recipes, but the cookies were too dry.
That’s why I think that the combination of just peanut butter and powdered low-carb sweetener is just enough to achieve cookies that don’t fall apart, but still stay moist on the inside.
The list of ingredients is surprising!
No butter!
There is no cream cheese or nut flour.
No protein powder!
- Peanut butter (creamy or crunchy)
- Powdered erythritol
- Egg
Can I use powdered peanut butter in these cookies
Looking into substituting powdered peanut butter for regular in this recipe?
I do not recommend it. Powdered Peanut Butter DOES NOT WORK in this recipe!
What sweetener to use for Keto cookies ?
- For BEST results, use confectioners (powdered) sugar-free, low-carb, keto sweetener.
- I use Swerve Powdered sweetener.
- Monk fruit also works, but keep in mind that the cookies will be sweeter.
- Truvia for baking could be used.
- If you decide to stick to granulated sweetener, keep in mind that you still might be able to feel the granules in the texture of the baked cookies. I don’t personally like that.
I try to avoid the granulated sweeteners in cookie recipes like this Keto Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe, because I just love the cookie texture when using powdered.
Do you need to use eggs in this Keto peanut butter cookie recipe?
Yes, because eggs help to hold the dough together.
Flourless cookies with pb
Yes! There is no flour, no gluten-free flour, not even nut (almond), flour used in there.
This Recipe for Keto Peanut Butter Cookies requires baking.
Because of the egg, you can not consume these raw.
I usually bake mine for 12-15 minutes, until the tops are set and start to turn golden.
The size of these cookies is about 1.5 tbsp of dough.
This Keto peanut butter cookie recipe makes 9 cookies.
Double or triple it if you’d like to make more.
This is the best and my most-favorite recipe for Keto peanut butter cookies.
Crispy cookies
These Keto peanut butter cookies ARE NOT CRISPY.
Please note that these cookies are rather rubbery than crispy, due to the lack of flour. Please DO NOT expect the recipe to result into crispy cookies.
Keto Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe
Video
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup peanut butter, crunchy, unsweetened, I use Costco Peanut Butter
- 1/4 to 1/3 cup powdered erythritol ot Swerve Confectioners
- 1 egg
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a bowl combine all ingredients and mix with a spatula until well combined.
- Using a 1.5 tbsp cookie scoop, scoop out dough and form balls. Place on the baking sheet. Press with a fork forming a criss cross pattern.(see video)
- Bake for 12-15 minutes, until the tops are set and golden.Let the cookies cool for 10 minutes.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
More Peanut Butter Recipes:
- Whole Wheat Peanut Butter Pancakes
- Peanut Butter Oat Sandwich Cookies
- Easy Peanut Butter Smoothie
- Wonder how to make your own peanut butter at home? This Peanut Butter Recipe from Texan Erin is ready in just 5 minutes and requires 1 simple ingredient.
You had me at three ingredients! These sound SO good, Mira! My dad’s birthday is coming up and he loves pb cookies, so I have to make these for him. Pinned and can’t wait to try!
I love peanut butter cookies! These look delicious!
I so need to try these! My hubby is trying to eat Keto (ish) for health reasons and has been missing treats like this!
These are so good, even if you are not on Keto! Hope you guys like them!
I users granulated sugar can I fix this?
sorry I don’t understand the question.
I love things like this! Thank you so much for sharing!!
what brand of peanut butter do you use?
I use Kirkland (from Costco) crunchy peanut butter.
Kirkland’s crunchy peanut butter is not keto approved fyi
Where do you read this? Please list your source. Thanks!
FYI Yes it is what do u think creamy peanutbutter is made of? The chunky is literally the same not completely creamy
Mine came out way too sweet 🙁 I physically couldn’t eat them. I added a dash of salt and 1/4 vanilla extract for flavor, but I used Pyure (Erythritol+Stevia blend), and I guess the ratios are not at all the same. But I won’t rate poorly since I didn’t use your exact ingredients.
Hi sorry, Pyure is just too sweet and too grainy (granulated) for these cookies. Swerve is way less sweet and powdered Swerve (confectioners ) works best.
I used the powdered Swerve and my “dough” came out runny There is no way I could have rolled it into a ball. Any ideas as to why this could have happened?
Hi Raquel, I always use powdered Swerve and never had issues. Maybe your peanut butter was too runny, oily and the temperature in the room was too hot? You can always refrigerate for 30-60 minutes, before you roll into a ball. Peanut butter hardens in the fridge. I don’t think the issue is the sweetener.
When I track I get way more carbs from my Kirkland peanut butter
Sorry, I have no idea why. Different calculators can show different things. How may do you get?
I’ll research it further since I have 4 different kinds of PB, but please don’t make these if you don’t feel comfortable of if you don’t trust my calculator. Thanks!
I figured it out and I’m going to fix that. Kirkland has 28 carbs per 1/2 cup and my calculator is calculating it as it is 24 carbs. Thanks for pointing that out.
They turned out pretty good. I only baked them for 13 minutes because it seemed the bottoms were burning so they came out kinda eggy. Not crispy as I had hoped but I’m making another batch soon and will cook them longer for sure. Love love loved them! So easy too. My three year old loved them as well. Great stuff!!
Hi Mehhan, glad you liked these! Maybe double pan (use a pan under the one with the cookies to make it thicker) if the bottoms burn too fast.
They end up with a weird rubbery texture and I used only 1/3 of the Swere and it was too sweet. Definitely not my favorite recipe.
Thanks for your feedback. Mine usually come out nice, perfectly sweet and delicious. Hope you find a recipe you like.