Name: Low Carb Chocolate Chip Cookies
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1½ cups shredded mozzarella; 2 tbs cream cheese; 2 eggs; ¼ cup Lakanto; 2 tbs butter, softened; 1¼ cup almond flour; 1 tsp baking powder; ¼ cup low carb chocolate chips

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These low carb chocolate chip cookies are made from fathead dough! They're gluten free, sugar free, LCHF, and keto friendly!

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I'll admit – most of the recipes that I make with Fathead dough are savory – you can see the full collection (and video tutorial!) here:

But recently I've been wanting to make more sweet recipes. Given the amount of cheese in this dough, you might be surprised. But if you think about it, mozzarella and cream cheese are actually quite mild – so it really can work!

So I amended my recipe for Low Carb Chocolate Croissants and set about working on making cookies!

How to Make Low Carb Chocolate Chip Cookies

Make the base of the fat head dough by placing some shredded mozzarella and cream cheese in a medium size microwaveable bowl. Microwave for one minute, stir and then cook for another 30 seconds. Set aside.

In a stand mixer, beat together softened butter, eggs, and sweetener. Lakanto is my preferred choice these days, and you can get 20% off if you use coupon code SAFTC!

Low Carb Chocolate Chip Cookies - made from fathead dough! They're gluten free, keto, LCHF, and sugar free!

Stir in some almond flour and baking powder, then add the mozzarella mixture. At this point you'll be forgiven for thinking that the two mixtures will never combine, but they really will!

Combine thoroughly, then stir in some low carb chocolate chips. I used Know Better Chocolate Chips, which you can buy from Netrition. They're sweetened with allulose, and they're zero carb! But you could also use the dark chocolate mini chips from Lily’s!

Let the dough cool slightly, then wrap it in plastic wrap and place in the fridge for 15 minutes.

Divide the dough into 12 balls and place them on a baking sheet lined with a silicone mat.

Bake for 13-15 minutes in a preheated oven or until cooked through and golden brown. Cool on a wire rack.

Once cool, store in an airtight container.

The final result is definitely NOT cheesy. They are super soft and chewy – almost cakey. If you're a fan of fathead dough I *definitely* recommend that you try these cookies! They're super filling, too – so one cookie is perfectly satisfying!

Low Carb Chocolate Chip Cookies

Yield: 12 cookies

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Additional Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 40 minutes

These low carb chocolate chip cookies are made from fathead dough! They're gluten free, sugar free, LCHF, and keto friendly!

Ingredients

1½ cups shredded mozzarella
2 tbs cream cheese
2 eggs
¼ cup Lakanto
2 tbs butter, softened
1¼ cup almond flour
1 tsp baking powder
¼ cup low carb chocolate chips

Instructions

Make the base of the fat head dough by placing some shredded mozzarella and cream cheese in a medium size microwaveable bowl. Microwave for 1 minute, stir and then cook for another 30 seconds. Set aside.
In a stand mixer, beat together softened butter, eggs, and sweetener.
Stir in some almond flour and baking powder, then add the mozzarella mixture.
Combine thoroughly, then stir in some low carb chocolate chips.
Let the dough cool slightly, then wrap it in plastic wrap and place in the fridge for 15 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 350F.
Divide the dough into 12 balls and place them on a baking sheet lined with a silicone mat.
Bake for 13-15 minutes or until cooked through and golden brown. Cool on a wire rack.

Notes

3g net carbs per cookie

Nutrition Information

Yield 12 Serving Size 1 Cookie
Amount Per Serving Calories 155Total Fat 13gSaturated Fat 4gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 7gCholesterol 45mgSodium 149mgCarbohydrates 5gNet Carbohydrates 3gFiber 2gProtein 6g

Nutritional information for this recipe is provided as a courtesy and is my best approximation. I cannot guarantee completely accurate data due to variations in ingredients and cooking methods. Carbohydrates from sugar alcohols are not included in net carb counts as it has been shown that they do not impact blood sugar. Net carbs are the total carbs minus fiber.

Rose

Thursday 21st of July 2022

Hey there what do you mean when you say put (some )mozzarella and cream cheese aren't we suppose to put it in all in

Joyce

Sunday 21st of March 2021

Lily's also makes Chocolate Salted Caramel chi[s---absolutely FABULOUS!!--and butterscotch flavored chips. Because one of the women in my local group (of our church---we have members all over the US) cannot stand chocolate, I'll use the butterscotch chips for one batch, but the Chocolate Salted Caramel for all the rest! Thank you for posting this recipe. I'm not new to keto, having begun my journey on Sept.1, 2020, but I am new to fathead dough, so this cookie recipe is going to be a high priority, along with pizza.

Georgina

Oooh I haven't tried the butterscotch chips! I'll look out for them!