The only thing better than chocolate chip cookies is edible keto cookie dough…
Why go through the trouble of baking cookies and waiting for them to cool when you can whip up a delicious batch of keto cookie dough fat bombs that you can eat right from the bowl.
We have had several requests to make a Keto Cookie Dough recipe and we finally caved in. If you’ve got a sweet tooth and you don’t have time for baking – the these Keto Cookie Dough Fat Bombs are going to be your new best friend.
STOP! Do not try and bake these. If you want a chocolate chip cookie recipe, try our Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies. This recipe is made to be eaten as cookie dough.
As always, if you’re confused about the steps described in the recipe, just tune in to our recipe video and follow along.
How To Make Keto Cookie Dough Keto Fat Bombs
Don’t try turning this dough into actual keto chocolate chip cookies! This is made specifically to be eaten as raw cookie dough, as a fat bomb. If you bake this you will be very disappointed…
Ingredients
- Almond Flour – Almond flour is the base of this recipe. It’s our favorite low carb flour to use in dessert recipes because of the smooth texture it creates in comparison to coconut flour. We like to use finely ground blanched almond flour.
- Butter – For added smoothness and increased fat (we’re making keto fat bombs after all).
- Cream Cheese – This cuts through all the heavy ingredients and provides and element of freshness. You can even add a little sour cream to this recipe if you want it to have some tangy cheesecake notes.
- Sugar Free
Chocolate Chips – A must have for any low carb cookie dough recipe. We have been using Lily’s Sugar FreeChocolate Chips since we started our blog years ago and they are still our favorite option. - Erythritol – Our preferred substitute for sugar in keto friendly dessert recipes.
- Stevia – We use this in combination with erythritol to get our desserts to the right level of sweetness.
- Vanilla Extract – “The salt of desserts” as I like to call it. A splash of vanilla extract ties this whole recipe together.
Use Lots of Fat
This is important since we are making cookie dough fat bombs after all. In this recipe we are using a combination of butter and cream cheese. In most keto recipes you can substitute coconut oil in place of butter if you want to but I would encourage against that for these fat bombs. The butter is more stable at room temperature which results in a better consistency in this keto cookie dough recipe.
Keto Friendly Chocolate Chips
There are more than a few options of keto friendly
Use Stevia AND Erythritol
This combination is important for achieving a well-rounded sweetness, without a bitter aftertaste. This recipe doesn’t call for a ton of sweetener because the rest of the ingredients bring some subtle sweetness of their own.
Stevia is very similar to liquid monk fruit. If you prefer using monk fruit you can use it to replace stevia in this recipe.
Pro Tip: If you want to avoid the gritty texture of the granular erythritol you can opt for a powdered version (although I do not find it to be off-putting in this recipe).
Bring Ingredients to Room Temperature
Bringing ingredients to room temperature allows for them to mix completely without any clumping. That is extra important for no bake recipes because the cooking process is what eliminates most issues with clumpy dough.
Use a Cookie Scoop
Not the biggest tip, but don’t underestimate this crafty little tool. I always thought it was a waste of money to have a utensil specifically for scooping cookies, but it comes in handy quite a bit. For less than $15 it’s well worth the cost. We like taking the full keto cookie dough recipe and scooping it into little cookie dough bites using a cookie scoop.
Other Keto Cookie Recipes
You should look at this recipe as more of a fat bomb recipe that you can form into whatever shape you want or relive old memories by eating straight out of the fridge!
Did you know you can add this edible cookie dough to our Almond Milk Ice Cream to make chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream? After you try that, try some of our other reader favorite cookie recipes while you’re at it too:
What is a Fat Bomb?
A fat bomb is a small, high fat snack. Typically fat bombs are sweet and are very low in net carbs. They come in handy for people that are just starting a keto diet and need a convenient way to add more fat to their diet. Replacing traditional desserts with fat bombs is a good option for most!
Fat bombs happen to be one of our favorite types of desserts because they taste great, and they also make it easy to add fat to meals. We love them so much we created an entire e-book dedicated to them. If you liked this recipe you would love The Fat Bomb Bible.
What are the best chocolate chips for keto?
In the past few years more and more keto friendly chocolate chip options have become available. Most of them are great options and going with whichever keto
The main component of edible cookie dough is the removal of eggs. Many people are concerned with eating raw eggs. Since this recipe is not going to be baked the eggs are not needed to hold the dough together.
This recipe is definitely best with almond flour, but if you prefer coconut flour or want to make this recipe nut-free then try this. Remove the almond flour and add in 1 tablespoon of coconut flour. Once that is mixed in, slowly add small amounts of coconut flour until the dough is able to be formed into balls.
You should need 2-3 tablespoons of coconut flour in place of the almond flour.
How to store these fat bombs
I’m a big fan of storing all of my fat bombs in the freezer. This will increase your shelf life big time. It also gives you the option of eating them cold (which is what I like to do), or setting them on the counter and allowing them to defrost before you eat them. At a minimum you will want to store these in the fridge. They will last 2-3 weeks.
Keto Edible Cookie Dough
This keto cookie dough recipe is our new go to dessert because it brings us back to our childhood. We love to clean up after dinner, pull out a couple of these cookie dough balls and enjoy them guilt free as a fat bomb capper for the end of the night! If you are a cookie dough fan, make this keto cookie dough with your favorite add-ins!
Recipe can be quickly added to MyFitnessPal – Search “KetoConnect – Keto Cookie Dough”
Keto Cookie Dough Fat Bombs | Chocolate Chip!
What You Need:
Ingredients:
- 8 oz cream cheese, room temperature
- 8 tbsp butter, room temperature
- 1/4 cup Low Carb Sugar Substitute
- 1/2 cup Almond Flour
- 25 drops Liquid Stevia
- 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp Pink Himalayan Salt
- 1/4 cup Keto Chocolate Chips
Instructions:
- Combine the butter and cream cheese into a large bowl using a hand mixer.
- Add in the almond flour, erythritol, stevia, vanilla extract, and pink salt and combine.
- Optionally, add in chocolate chips and fold to combine using a spatula. Refrigerate for an hour and then scoop into cookie dough balls.
- Enjoy! Store in refrigerator up to 2 weeks.
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Notes
Written by
Megha Barot
Megha has always been a passionate cook, but she took this to a new level after starting her keo journey in 2015. She loves creating new recipes and producing educational content for KetoConnect, which she co-founded in 2016 with Matt. Her passion for healthy eating and personal development continues to thrive. She's the proud mom of two awesome kids.
Sarah Tramonte says
Could you use coconut flour?
Cass (KetoConnect) says
Yes, but it may require some testing since coconut flour and almond flour are not substitutable 1 to 1. You would need less coconut flour!
Melissa says
Really hit the spot. Thank you for the recipe, so tasty!
Amber says
I have a tree but allergy and wanted to know how much coconut flour and additional liquid I would need to substitute, if even possible? Thank you!
Cass (KetoConnect) says
You would need to do some testing with the recipe using less coconut flour than almond flour!
Ashley says
I was excited to try this because I’m new to the keto diet and was craving something sweet but this recipe was too thick and rich… it just didn’t hit the spot for me. This is, of course, my opinion, but maybe next time I’ll add some coconut flour or something.
Karen says
Love you 2, your website and YouTube channel! Oh, and also your furbabies!
Davlin says
Can we replace the liquid stevia with something else? Our store doesn’t carry it and I can’t wait to try them!!
Cass (KetoConnect) says
You can try liquid monk fruit sweetener, or add more erythritol 🙂
Sabrina says
I’d like to use Sukrin Gold brown sugar substitue. Will that change the recipe nutritional breakdown much? A lot of chocolate chip recipes call for brown sugar instead of white sugar. It contains malt extract and tagatose though… so I don’t know if that changes anything.
Sabrina says
My Update: First try, I followed the recipe. However, I didn’t like the creamed cheese flavor, so on second try, I used mascarpone cheese and used 1/8c of Erythritol and 1/8c Sukrin Gold brown sugar, and followed the rest of the recipe.
I loved the smooth (not cheesecake) flavor. I might add a couple more drops of stevia to make it a tiny bit sweeter. But this was fantastic. I don’t know how much it impacted the macros, the way I changed the ingredients.
Cat says
I made these today and while they are good, to me they don’t taste anything like cookie dough. They tasted like cheesecake all the way. Once I realized this, I left out the chocolate chips and instead added some fresh lime juice so they’d taste like key lime cheesecake. I am freezing them now and will enjoy them later as lime cheesecake fat bombs.
Kathy says
Absolutely satisfying…yummy!!!
Denise says
Hello,
Looks great!
I am hesitant to use erythritol due to food intolerance to yeast, mushrooms, and corn.
I have candida issues that I am working on.
Do you feel in small amounts erythritol would be OK or would you have a recommendation for another sweeter? I typically use stevia in ALL my recipes.
Thank you for all you do.
I love the videos and podcast!
Denise
Cass (KetoConnect) says
You can substitute it for stevia in this recipe, the consistency may be different though.
Eli says
Do i need to use liquid stevia? Can I replace that with something else like extra granulated sweetener? Thanks
Cass (KetoConnect) says
You sure can.
Autiumnishappy says
Just made these ! They’re too good to be true holy cow! Thank you for sharing
Tara says
Your warning was not strong enough as I sit here in shame. Megha should give the warnings from now on because now I have to figure out some way to work off all that deliciousness.
Mary Krisko says
Made this tonight!! My favorite, so good!
Katie says
I just made these. They were amazing! Thank you!
Ali says
These look yummy! What’s the nutrition info minus the Lily’s chips? Thanks!
Samantha says
Do you think I can do this with coconut flour? I’m allergic to almonds 🙁
Cass (KetoConnect) says
It will take some experimenting to use coconut flour instead. Let us know if you try it!
Melissa says
Literally heading to the kitchen right now to make these! Can’t wait to try them!
Maura says
Auuuugh….this looks AMAZING, but I’m allergic to almonds…how could I make without the almond flour?
Cass (KetoConnect) says
You could try with coconut flour, but it will take some experimenting and it might not turn out.
Andrew says
Thank you. Thank you SO much for this recipe. It’s incredible! The flavor is out of this world. You’re right about them being dangerous, though haha.