I created these keto cream cheese chocolate cookies knowing that if you loved my keto lemon cream cheese cookies, my keto orange cranberry cream cheese cookies, and my nut-free, egg-less keto cream cheese cookies, then you would also love these.
I began to use cream cheese in my keto baked goods to test a theory I kept toying with. I wanted to see if adding it to recipes like these keto cream cheese chocolate cookies, would add structure and moisture to my low carb recipes.
Keto Cream Cheese Chocolate Cookies
A rich and decadent recipe for Keto cream cheese chocolate cookies. The addition of cream cheese makes it a soft-batch cookie and a perfect keto treat.
PREP TIME
10 minutes
COOK TIME
15 minutes
ADDITIONAL TIME
5 minutes
TOTAL TIME
30 minutes
Ingredients
1 cup of coconut flour
1/4 cup of cocoa powder
2 ounces of baking chocolate
1 tsp of vanilla extract
2 teaspoons of baking powder
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
½ cup unsalted butter softened
8 ounces of cream cheese softened
1 cup sugar substitute (I use Swerve)
1 tsp instant espresso coffee
4 eggs
Chocolate Icing
¼ cup of unsalted butter
1 tsp of MCT oil or coconut oil
1/2 cup sugar substitute ( I use Swerve confectioners)
2 ounce baking chocolate
½ tsp instant espresso coffee
Pinch of sea salt
Instructions
Keto Cream Cheese Chocolate Cookie Dough
Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees
Melt the baking chocolate in a double boiler or in microwave (20 seconds) then set aside
Using a mixer on high combine the cream cheese, butter, sugar substitute, vanilla extract
Once fully combined add the 4 eggs one at a time, making sure that the batter is fully incorporated.
To the cookie dough add the melted chocolate and beat dough until it's perfectly mixed.
Next stir in the coconut flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, instant coffee, salt and mix well.
Keto Chocolate Icing
Melt the butter and baking chocolate in a double boiler or in the microwave in increments of 10 seconds
Add sugar substitute and stir (I used Swerve confectioners Or make your own powdered sugar substitute in a grinder.)
Add the MCT oil or coconut oil
Stir in the pinch of sea salt and instant espresso coffee.
Baking Instructions
Add the cookie dough in spoonfuls to a parchment lined cookie sheet.
Bake cookies for 15-20 minutes (Do not over-bake)
Allow cookies to fully cool
Spread about a teaspoon of icing onto each cookie.
Allow the icing to set about 5 minutes.