These soft and chewy keto coconut chocolate chip cookies go well with coffee or tea. They are made with coconut flour and low-carb sweetener so there's just 2g net carbs each.
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Cookies are one of my favorite snacks. I love coconut macaroons, but wanted to try something a little different.
I came up with this recipe for low-carb coconut cookies after I saw a few recipes for Coconut Butter Cookies. To make these coconut flour cookies more delicious, I added some chocolate chips. I just love the taste of chocolate and coconut!
These tasty bites are just like regular high carb cookies. The texture is soft and chewy. They practically melt in your mouth. They hold together well too.
Ingredients Needed For Keto Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies
This easy cookie recipe comes together quickly with common low-carb baking items. If you do a lot of baking, you probably already have the ingredients on hand.
Here's the main items you need:
Dried Shredded Coconut
The coconut flavor comes from adding unsweetened dried coconut into the cookie dough. Make sure you use one that doesn't add any sugar!
Coconut Flour
The best low-carb flour for making coconut cookies is coconut flour! Why would you use anything else?
Brown Sweetener
For a rich taste, use a brown keto-friendly sweetener. You can use regular white granular if that's all you have, but the taste will be a little different.
Eggs
When using coconut flour, you'll need to use more eggs than regular flour. The eggs act as a binder and leavening agent.
Butter
Buttery chocolate chip cookies are the best! That's why real butter is a key ingredient in the recipe.
Chocolate Chips
To keep the cookies low-carb, you'll need to use chocolate chips without sugar. My favorite brand is ChocZero. Either dark chocolate or milk chocolate baking chips work well in the recipe.
Please Note: The full list of ingredients in in the recipe card at the bottom and includes the amounts used.
Quick Tips:
- Press the dough scoops before baking. If you like flat cookies, you can flatten each scoop of dough before you bake them. But don't flatten them too much!
- Line the baking pan. Using a silicone baking mat or parchment paper will ensure that the cookies don't stick to the pan.
- Use a cookie scoop. To make sure all the cookies are the same size, use a cookie scoop to divide the dough into uniformly sized scoops.
- Add more coconut flavor. You can replace the vanilla extract with coconut extract if you love the taste of coconut.
How To Make Low-Carb Coconut Cookies With Chocolate Chips
You'll find the full instructions in the printable recipe card at the bottom of the post. But this section gives additional details and images of the process.
Make Dough
First, you'll cream together the butter and brown sweetener. Then mix in the eggs and vanilla extract. The coconut flour and salt are stirred in next. Finally, the coconut and chocolate chips are mixed in.
Scoop And Bake
Once the cookie dough is prepared, just scoop small mounds of it onto a non-stick baking sheet. You'll want to space the scoops at least 1-inch apart. Then bake them until they turn golden brown. Remove from the oven and allow to cool.
Serving Suggestions
These bite-sized morsels are great served with a cup of coffee or tea. They make a great morning snack!
When it's hot outside, I like to have them with a scoop of no churn vanilla ice cream. If you flatten them out before baking, you can also use them to make ice cream sandwiches!
Frequently Asked Questions About Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies.
Before getting to the recipe a little further down, I wanted to answer some questions that people often ask about the cookies.
How do you get soft keto cookies?
For a softer texture, you can use half brown sweetener and a little more than half allulose. You can also use a tiny bit of blackstrap molasses if you only have a white granular sweetener. Blackstrap molasses is relatively low in carbs and is rich in vitamins and minerals. Only a quarter teaspoon or so is needed.
Can coconut oil be used?
If you want to make the cookies dairy-free, coconut oil can be used in place of butter. However, I recommend using the butter flavored kind so you still get that buttery taste.
Other Low-Carb Chocolate Chip Cookies
Looking for more keto cookie recipes with chocolate chips? These are some of the other cookies we love:
- Chewy Keto Chocolate Chip Cookies are buttery soft and taste like the original Tollhouse version.
- Keto Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies are made with just a five simple ingredients!
- Coconut Flour Chocolate Chip Cookies are another tasty low-carb cookie made with gluten-free coconut flour.
- Walnut Butter Cookies use a nut butter instead of flour which makes the cookies nice and crisp.
- Zucchini Cookies are soft baked double chocolate cookies that sneak in a little hidden veggie.
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Recipe
Low Carb Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies
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Ingredients
- ½ cup butter
- ½ cup brown sweetener See Note
- 4 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract sugar free
- ½ cup coconut flour sifted
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 cups unsweetened coconut grated or flaked
- ½ cup chocolate chips sugar free (optional)
Instructions
- Cream together the butter and sweetener. Mix in the eggs and vanilla.
- Stir in coconut flour and salt. Mix in coconut and chocolate chips.
- Drop teaspoon sized mounds 1 inch apart on greased cookie sheet or Silpat.
- Bake at 350 degrees F for 12-15 minutes. Remove from cookie sheet immediately and cool on wire racks.
Notes
Low Carb Sweeteners | Keto Sweetener Conversion Chart
Nutrition
Additional Info
Notes on Nutritional Information
Nutritional information for the recipe is provided as a courtesy and is approximate only. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of the nutritional information given for any recipe on this site. Erythritol carbs are not included in carb counts as it has been shown not to impact blood sugar. Net carbs are the total carbs minus fiber.
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First published on September 11, 2010
Karen
Loved these cookies! The chocolate chips are a great addition. I like how the outside is a little crispy and the inside is soft. Thanks, Lisa!
DebbieK
These far surpass regular Cho chip cookies!
Curt
These cookies are one of favorites. Easy to make and delicious.
Maxine Kaufman-Lacusta
Not having the sweeteners mentioned on hand, I used (for a quarter recipe) just under1/4 cp Pure Via turbninado raw cane sugar and stevia blend; will look for truvia brown. I also used 1/2 of a huge fresh duck egg as I am allergic to chicken eggs.
Worked fine. Really yummy, and just in time for Passover macaroons (I'll try substituting coconut oil for the butter to accompany a meat-based meal).
Many thanks for this simple and yummy treat!
Lisa
So glad it worked out!
Nancy
Hi there: I'd love to try these. If I use Swerve, does it replace just the erythritol or the erythritol AND stevia? Thanks!
Lisa
You'll need about 1 cup of sweetener (or a bit less if you prefer). You can get that by subbing the Swerve for erythritol or using about 1 cup Swerve in place of both sweeteners.
Jane
What is polydextrose and what could I substitute for it?
Lisa
PolyD is added to give sugar-like texture. It does add a bit of sweetness too. You could use a bit of fiber syrup instead. Or just leave it out and add a little more sweetener if needed. The texture won't be as soft without it.
Susan Bech
Made these tonight..yummy!! Exactly like a macaroon. Since I'm lazy by nature, I didn't sift the flour and it worked fine. Plus, I used Truvia Brown Sugar and it was wonderful and tasted like a regular cookie. I was amazed! I'm always worried about baked goods tasting like fake sugar, but not these..thank you so much!!
Susan Bech
p.s. I didn't use the Stevia drops, and am really glad I chose not to..would have been wayyyy to sweet.. Truvia brown sugar is a mix of stevia and erythritol, so it was all in one.
Lisa
Good to know! As I go longer without sugar, I've noticed I prefer food less sweet.
Lisa
You're welcome!