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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.
I made these tonight and they were a hit!!!  The only change i made was to add sugar free dark chocolate chips. Thank you so much. I have made a few of your recipes and  to date have not been disappointed!!! 🙂
Hi Winnie,
So glad you enjoyed these! It is great that you like my Keto recipes. Stay tuned for more 🙂
These aren’t bad… they just don’t have any crunch. But eating them straight from the freezer helps with that. 🙂
Thanks! There is no flour so it is impossible to get the crunch. Pb is sticky and gummy, so there is no crunch.
How many carbs for how many cookies
Hi Linda,
The info is in the recipe card : 10 cookies total, 2.5 carbs each.
Is this net carbs or total carbs?
TOTAL CARBS, YOU JUST HAVE TO DEDUCT THE FIBER FOR NET.
Used swerve and powdered peanut butter it came together well but when they came out of the oven they were a gross rubber texture and not hard at all. I know they were left in long enough because they were browning on the edges. The taste was terrible. I can understand why you want a minimal ingredient list for keto, but this isn’t worth it. It just tastes like over cooked egg.
Hi Kallie,
Sorry, but looks like you did not make my recipe, since I never advised on using powdered peanut butter. Powdered just does not work. I have recorded a video how to make these and I use regular Peanut Butter. I recommend regular peanut butter. Cookies made following the recipe do not taste as an overcooked egg.
I tried these and I loved them. I used monk gold sweetener as it was all I had but it was a great treat and so simple. Thank you for sharing the recipe! I wonder what adding cream cheese would do?Â
Glad to hear you loved them Nikki. I still have to test the recipe with cream cheese and will let you know.
Can you use powder stevia in this recipe?
Yes, but I’m not sure about the amount. To me powdered stevia is sweeter than Swerve. To some people it is the opposite. I suggest using less Stevia than the recipe advises.
Tried these the other day and loved them! Yes, they were a bit rubbery as advertised but I got a kick out of flapping them around before eating them. 🙂 Fun AND tasty!
Great! Glad to hear they are ok for you! I had to make sure people are aware that these are not “crispy cookies” 🙂
Wasn’t a fan of these…they are almost too sweet and can’t taste the peanut butter.  The swerve has an odd aftertaste.  I’ll probably try again but will half the swerve and add some almond or coconut flour. Â
Thank you for the recipe . The cookies tasted great. They were easy to bake.
My cousin had these for me when I visited. Yum!!!!
She used a Kroger store brand stevia blend. Slight crunch to the cookie. Great peanut butter flavor.
Loved them!
I am baking then today. My sweetener is the Kroger Stevia Baking Blend. Fingers crossed they are just as good.
Great! So glad you liked these! I think this sweetener will work. We do not have Kroger here in Chicago, but whenever I travel, I’ll look for it to try it!