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    Home » Keto Recipes » Keto Dessert Recipes

    Published: May 12, 2023 · by: Jennifer Banz · This post may contain affiliate links

    Keto Peanut Butter Cookies

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    These keto peanut butter cookies with almond flour and swerve are easy and only 2 net carbs per cookie! The perfect keto treat the whole family will love. They are more than 3 ingredients, but the flavor is so much better!

    a tray of peanut butter cookies

    Classic peanut butter cookies are the best, am I right?  These are just as easy as traditional cookies and have amazing peanut butter flavor...we just swap a couple of ingredients to make them keto!

    This keto peanut butter cookie recipe is easy to mix and not dry.  They taste amazing and no need to make any fork marks! They get a nice crispy edge and are soft and chewy in the center.  They are perfect for the keto diet...I hope you love them!

    Ingredients needed

    This section explains how to choose the best ingredients for this low carb peanut butter cookie recipe, what each one does in the recipe, and substitution options. For a printable recipe, see the recipe card below.

    The ingredients we need for these keto peanut butter cookies are almond flour, baking soda, softened butter, unsweetened peanut butter, keto friendly brown sugar sweetener, egg, and vanilla.  A few more ingredients than the 3 ingredient cookies, but so much better!

    ⅔ Cup Almond flour - for coconut flour, use ⅓ cup

    1 teaspoon Baking soda

    ½ Cup Unsalted butter, softened

    1 Cup Creamy peanut butter-unsweetened - feel free to use any nut butter you like. Almond butter works well.

    1 Cup Brown Sugar sweetener - I like to use Swerve which is n erythritol based keto friendly sweetener.

    1 Large Egg, beaten

    1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract

    How to make keto peanut butter cookies

    This section explains how to make this keto peanut butter cookie recipe, step by step. For a full printable recipe, see the recipe card below.

    line 2, 9x13 cookie sheets with a silicone baking mat or parchment paper.

    Mix almond flour and baking soda in a medium mixing bowl and set aside. 

    Add the butter, peanut butter and brown sweetener to the medium mixing bowl with the almond flour and baking soda, mix until smooth. Add the beaten egg and vanilla and mix again until smooth. You can use an electric mixer or a stand mixer.

    Once the dough is all mixed together, we need to refrigerate it for about 20 minutes to let it firm up.  Here is how the peanut butter keto cookie dough should look after being refrigerated.

    peanut butter cookie dough in a glass bowl

    Scoop 2 tablespoon size cookies evenly spaced on the baking sheets.

    I used a ⅛ cup measuring spoon to keep the cookies even. You can also use a 2 tablespoon cookie scoop.

    There is no need to roll this into cookie dough balls, but you can if you like the cookies to be a little prettier.  I just scoop them on the baking sheet and bake them as is.

    peanut butter cookie balls on a baking sheet.

    These perfect keto peanut butter cookies makes 15 cookies and they bake in a 350F oven for about 15 minutes.

    If you want them to be less calorie dense, you can divide them into smaller cookies.

    They will spread into nice rounds and the edges will get crispy.  The texture is so good!  These remind me of nice big bakery style peanut butter cookies.

    Pro tip:

    • Use whatever nut butter you like. Almond butter works well in this recipe. Just be aware that sunflower seed butter will turn the cookies green due to a chemical reaction.

    Can I use coconut flour instead of almond flour?

    Yes! You would use ⅓ of a cup of coconut flour in place of the almond flour for these low carb peanut butter cookies.

    Some other delicious keto cookie recipes on my blog:

    • Keto Chocolate chip cookies
    • Keto soft sugar cookies
    • Keto breakfast cookies
    • Keto snowball Christmas cookies

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    a stack of keto peanut butter cookies

    Keto Peanut Butter Cookies - 2 Net Carb

    These keto peanut butter cookies with almond flour and swerve are easy and only 2 net carbs per cookie! The perfect keto treat the whole family will love. They are more than 3 ingredients, but the flavor is so much better!
    5 from 2 votes
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    Course: Dessert, Snack
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 30 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 40 minutes minutes
    Servings: 15 Cookies
    Calories: 211
    Author: Jennifer Banz

    Ingredients

    • ⅔ Cup Almond flour (click here to see my favorite on Amazon)
    • 1 teaspoon Baking soda
    • ½ Cup Unsalted butter, softened
    • 1 Cup Creamy peanut butter-unsweetened
    • 1 Cup Brown Sugar sweetener (Click here to see my favorite) Unpacked
    • 1 Large Egg, beaten
    • 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract

    Instructions

    • line 2, 9x13 baking sheets with a baking mat or parchment paper.
    • Mix almond flour and baking soda in a medium mixing bowl and set aside.
    • Add the butter, peanut butter and brown sweetener to the medium mixing bowl with the almond flour and baking soda, mix until smooth. Add the beaten egg and vanilla and mix again until smooth. You can use an electric mixer or a stand mixer.
    • Cover dough and let refrigerate for about 20 minutes.
    • Preheat the oven to 350F.
    • Scoop the batter into 15 cookies evenly spaced on the baking sheets. Bake for 15 minutes.
    • Remove from the oven and let stand for about 20 minutes. Serve.

    Jennifer's tips

    • I used a room temperature container of natural peanut butter.  If your peanut butter has been sitting in the refrigerator, you will need to leave it out to soften for a bit where it is more pourable.
    • Almond butter can be used in place of the peanut butter
    • If you do not have the brown sweetener, you can use regular granular but the texture may be a little different.
    • If you would like cookies that are less calories dense, you can make them smaller.
    Servings: 15 Cookies

    Nutrition per serving

    Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 211 | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 18g | Fiber: 2g

    Nutrition is provided as a courtesy only. Please re-calculate on your own with the ingredients and amounts you used for the most accurate data.

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    1. Karen says

      May 12, 2023 at 5:46 pm

      Just curious what brand of peanut butter do you use?

      Reply
      • Jennifer Banz says

        May 17, 2023 at 3:57 pm

        I really am not loyal to any brand.

        Reply
    2. Christine says

      July 18, 2022 at 12:56 pm

      Are these a soft or hard cookie I like a soft on cookie?

      Reply
      • jenniferbanz says

        July 19, 2022 at 1:33 pm

        They will be soft with a crisp edge

        Reply
    3. Jill Gonzales says

      June 05, 2021 at 6:40 pm

      I just made these with cashew flour, and swapped half of the butter for cream cheese. They smell delicious while Baking! Topped them with chocolate chips. Baked for 13 minutes. Soooo gooood!!!!

      Reply
    4. Sl says

      April 06, 2021 at 9:03 am

      Sounds so yummy! My diabetic daughter would love them. Is the nutrition info for total carbs or net carbs? She has to give insulin for total carbs. Thanks you for your help. Love your recipes.

      Reply
    5. Jenn Davis says

      December 28, 2020 at 1:42 pm

      Jennifer, Which sweetener Do You (and your FamJam) prefer? Your link takes me to several, likely becuz Amazon.com is in the US and I'm in Canada. Due to filters that instead show me what is available for Canada, could you state the sweetener that you like best? I know it comes down to personal tastes, but I would like to know Your Pref. TIA!
      Jenn Davis, in Canada!

      Reply
      • jenniferbanz says

        December 28, 2020 at 1:54 pm

        I use Lakanto or Swerve

        Reply
    6. Rhonda James says

      December 09, 2020 at 9:21 pm

      5 stars
      So Yummy! And so filling that I found myself not feeling like I wanted more than 1 cookie for dessert! Thank you Jennifer!

      Reply
    7. NL says

      June 17, 2020 at 8:42 pm

      5 stars
      Easy to make and delicious!

      Reply
    8. Gabriel says

      May 17, 2020 at 6:57 pm

      Please clarify. How many net carbs for one cookie? Your title says 2 net carbs. Then you state "1 net carb per cookie!" But your NUTRITION shows 2 carbs.
      Serving: 1cookie | Carbohydrates: 4g |Fiber: 2g. That equals 2 net carbs.
      PLEASE EMAIL ME. YOUR RECIPE LOOLS GREAT. I just want to make sure my numbers are right. Thank you

      Reply
      • jenniferbanz says

        May 20, 2020 at 10:01 am

        Sorry about that...they are 2 net carbs

        Reply
        • Isabel says

          October 13, 2020 at 7:39 pm

          Are you saying NOT to use Lakanto Golden for this recipe?

    9. Julie says

      May 12, 2020 at 6:35 pm

      I used Swerve brown "sugar" sweetener. This overpowered the peanut butter. I packed it like real brown sugar when measuring. Is that the correct way to measure brown sugar substitutes?

      Is Lakanto less sweet than Swerve? I need to try a different brown sugar substitute although the cookies baked up well.

      Reply
      • jenniferbanz says

        May 13, 2020 at 7:50 am

        I didn't pack the sweetener. I made these with Lakanto and the cooling was really strong.

        Reply

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