Description
You’ll be obsessed with this cream cheese keto cookie recipe. It’s easy, low-carb, gluten-free, and undeniably delicious. Perfect for pressing into cookies for parties or molding into shapes for the holidays, this versatile low carb cookie will not disappoint.
Ingredients
1 cup butter, room temperature
¾ cup Monk Fruit Classic erythritol sugar
4 ounces cream cheese, softened
2 eggs
2 cups almond flour
½ cup coconut flour
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon xanthan gum
Instructions
Using a hand mixer or stand, cream the 1 cup of butter with ¾ cup of sweetener. Add the softened cream cheese, 2 eggs, and the 1 teaspoon vanilla. Slowly stir in the 2 cups of almond flour, followed by the ½ cup of coconut flour. Finally, stir in the 1 teaspoon of xanthan gum and the chocolate chips, if using.
Combine all ingredients well, and form the dough into a ball.
Refrigerate overnight or at least four hours for best results.
Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes. Allow the cookies to cook thoroughly – it makes a huge difference. Cool for 15 minutes on the cookie sheet, then transfer to a rack to cool completely.
Notes
This keto cookie recipe is versatile and easy to adapt if you’re looking to change the flavor profile or if you’re running low on ingredients. A few ideas to vary this cream cheese keto cookie recipe are
Add in pumpkin spice and pumpkin puree for Fall and Halloween
Fold in 1/2 cup to 1 cup chopped walnuts, pecans, or almonds to add crunch and flavor.
Add ½ cup Lilly’s sugar-free chocolate chips
Add red and green food coloring for seasonal cookies
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4 cookies
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 0
- Fat: 19 grams
- Saturated Fat: 8 grams
- Carbohydrates: 2 net
- Fiber: 2 grams
- Protein: 3 grams
