These Classic Peanut Butter Cookies got a "Better-For-You" make over! These are the best sugar free cookies made keto, gluten free, sugar-free, and low carb and they are so easy to make!
SUGAR FREE PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES
The holidays are coming and that means lots of shopping, cooking and baking! Let's face it though, the holidays can also mean lots of stress, but the baking shouldn't be.
When you've got some fool proof, easy sugar free cookies in your arsenal you won't be stressing at all this holiday season!
WHY ARE THEY CALLED PEANUT BUTTER BLOSSOMS?
The original creator was Freda Smith who entered a Pillsbury Bake Off contest in 1957 and actually named these Black-Eyed Susans. Pillsbury changed the name to Peanut Butter Blossoms.
The original recipe can be found on the back of a Hersey's Kisses bag. The peanut butter blossom cookie is one of the most popular options for the holidays and making a keto peanut butter blossom cookie is very easy to do!
KETO SUGAR FREE CHOCOLATE KISS
Everyone is busy and it seems there isn't enough time to get everything done in a day during the holiday season. Baking holiday cookies and goodies for family and friends shouldn't be something that consumes all your time.
This easy, delicious and classic recipe for peanut butter blossom cookies is just what you need to add to your list for stress free baking. It's just one of those recipes everyone loves and looks forward to seeing on the holiday dessert table.
With a little improvising for the chocolate kiss, using sugar free chocolate chips, you won't get any complaints from anyone once they try these better-for-you keto cookies.
HOW TO MAKE KETO PEANUT BUTTER BLOSSOMS
The cookie itself is gluten free and grain free and comes together quite easily with just a few ingredients. A little melting, a bit of stirring and just 10 minutes of baking time, these can be prepped and made in under 30 minutes.
You've heard the phrase, "Butter makes everything better" right? Well even if you haven't, it sure holds true in this recipe. Salted butter is just what's needed to take ordinary peanut butter into extraordinary soft, chewy, sugar free cookie!
Directions
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Place parchment paper onto a large baking sheet pan. I
n a microwavable bowl or in a small bowl set over simmering water, melt the butter and peanut butter together. Stir until smooth.
Stir in the vanilla extract, stevia, and Swerve until smooth.
Mix in the egg and stir until smooth.
Use a tablespoon to measure out 20 cookies and place them onto the parchment lined baking sheet.
Use a rounded ¼ teaspoon and push the bottom of the teaspoon in the center of each cookie.
Bake for 8- 10 minutes until the edges of the cookie are slightly browned. Do not remove from pan or they will crumble.
Remove from oven and use the teaspoon again to the center of each cookie.
Allow to cool completely.
Once cooled, melt chocolate chips and butter together, stir until smooth. Mine took 1 minute in microwave.
Spoon chocolate into the center of each cookie, adding more in the center to create a little lift at the top to look like a chocolate kiss.
Allow to set or refrigerate for 30 minutes.
HOW TO STORE PEANUT BUTTER BLOSSOMS
These can be frozen for at least a month as long as they are carefully packaged after cooling and air tight. Make ahead then pack in a cute little holiday tin for teachers, friends and family as gifts.
SWAPPING LOW CARB SWEETENERS
If you aren't a fan of the low carb sweeteners I use in my recipes you can certainly swap them for any sweetener you like. Here is my Low Carb Sweetener Guide & Conversion Chart to help you decide how much to use in comparison to my sweetener in this recipe.
MORE KETO COOKIE RECIPES
I can't think of another sugar free cookie that is more loved than this one, at least not among my extended family and friends.
They honestly will never even realize these are sugar-free when they taste them and you'll be amazed at how less stressed you feel once you've made a batch ahead of the holiday rush.
Here are more keto cookie recipes you might like:
- Pecan Snowball Cookies
- Chocolate Snowball Cookies
- Chocolate Biscotti
- Cream Cheese Cookies
- Thumbprint Cookies
KETO PEANUT BUTTER BLOSSOMS
Sugar Free Low Carb Peanut Butter Blossom Cookies
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoon butter salted
- 1 cup peanut butter unsweetened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon vanilla liquid stevia
- ½ cup Swerve confectioners sweetener
- 1 egg beaten
Chocolate center
- 4 ounces sugar-free chocolate chips I used Lily's Sweets
- 2 tablespoon butter salted
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a microwavable bowl or in a small bowl set over simmering water, melt the butter and peanut butter together. Stir until smooth.
- Stir in the vanilla extract, stevia, and Swerve until smooth.
- Mix in the egg and stir until smooth.
- Use a tablespoon to measure out 20 cookies and place them onto a parchment lined baking sheet.
- Use a rounded ¼ teaspoon and push the bottom of the teaspoon in the center of each cookie.
- Bake for 10 minutes.
- Remove from oven and use the teaspoon again to the center of each cookie.
- Allow to cool completely.
- Once cooled, melt chocolate chips and butter together, stir until smooth. Mine took 1 minute in microwave.
- Spoon chocolate into the center of each cookie. Allow to set or refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- Enjoy!
Notes
Nutrition
About Brenda
Brenda Bennett is a certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, certified Sugar Detox Coach, certified Keto Coach and certified Life Coach. She has been Sugar Free & Refined carb free for 17 years and has written 2 cookbooks, Sugar-Free Mom, and Naturally Keto and her 3rd book The 30-Day Sugar Elimination Diet, is a four part program to help you detox from sugar, eliminate cravings, balance blood sugar and lose weight all while eating a delicious, nutrient dense whole foods. Meal plan offers two tracks to follow, low carb or keto. She is the founder of the Sugar Free Fresh Start course and Sugar Free Tribe weight loss membership. Learn more.
Teresa Sato
I baked these last night. They tasted and looked great, but the cookie was very soft, fell apart when picked up. I used the Kirkland brand (Costco) organic peanut butter. What brand do you recommend? Thank you!
Abbie
My family loves these. Though I always have a hard time keeping them from falling apart into a million pieces. I have made them a dozen times and they always do this.. any ideas?
Gabriella
They are delicious! Thank you for the recipe! What is the net carb and fat content per cookie?
Brenda
Nutrition info is all under the directions of the recipe.
trisa blask
Thanks brenda but there is alot of swerve in it isnt it sweet enough with that? Also I dont have lillty just sugarfree chocholate chips those will work?
Brenda
You might find they are sweet enough with the swerve but to me they were not sweet enough when I tested them without vanilla stevia added. Any chocolate will work to melt and place in the center.
Beth
Do these have any fiber? Just wondering if the carbs listed is net carbs or total carbs.
Ilona
Going to make these with flax egg to make them egg-free and vegan. Just one Tbs. fresh ground flaxseed mixed with 3 Tbs. water makes a flax egg.
Beth
I dont have the chocolate chips. Is there anything I can do with baking chocolate squares to make it taste sweet?
Vhm
I used a bar, 4 ounces, of Bakers brand unsweetened. I melted it in the microwave with about half of the butter called for and some liquid stevia to taste. Err on the side of less stevia and add more as needed to taste.
Kathryn
I got sugar free mini Reese cups. Was planning on using mini muffin tin to bake cookies and press the Reese cup in center. Do u think will work?
Angie
Can you do unsalted butter with sea salt? If so, how much sea salt would you add to both the dough and the chocolate middle?
Brenda
Yes unsalted is fine, I'd probably use 1 tsp in the dough, only if your peanut butter isn't salted, maybe just 1/2 tsp if it is. No need to add salt to the chocolate, the butter is just a small amount to make it thinner.
yvonne
These look great... Good Question...
1 drop or teaspooon of liquid stevia??
Brenda
teaspoon
Lauda Sisung
I'm stunned there is no almond flour or coconut flour to hold this together. Also, the 4th ingredient down says, "1 Vanilla liquid Stevia" ? ? ? 1 What?
Thanks
Brenda
Thank you, just edited, it's teaspoon.
trisa
I dont have the vanilla liquid stevia will taste okay with out it? Also how much is 4 oz of sugar free chocholate chips? thanks Brenda
Brenda
It will work without the vanilla stevia but you need to add sweetener to replace it. If you don't have a scale to weigh it, use about a cup worth.
Lawanna
Which Peanut Butter brand did you use and can I use Kerry Gold butter instead?
Brenda
I like the 365 brand from Whole Foods.
Lisa Rulli
I made these today and they turned out really good. I did have to add about 4 tsp of Almond Flour because the mix was too thin but I did not beat the egg, so thought maybe that was why the batter was thin. Next time I will beat the egg. Will definitely make these again because they taste very similar to the real thing. Thank you for the recipe.
Catherine
Do these freeze well? I made a batch but they were that tasty and I gave no will power. ?
Brenda
I think they will be fine to freeze.
Claudia Lamascolo
Very happy to find your site.. my son just got diagnosed with Diabetes and struggling with not having all the carbs we were brought up on in ITalian family. This site is awesome.. Cant wait to try these Thank you
Maureen
I made these today but I think that the brand of peanut butter and the xylitol I used must have made a huge difference to the outcome. They were very moist when I first mixed them and there is no way the mixture could have sat on the tray in a cute little mound like yours did. I added some almond flour and a bit of coconut flour and they turned out a treat. I am keen to try with another brand of PB and see if they are more dough-like after mixing. Regardless, I will make them again. What a decadent treat!
Arleen
Ty Maureen. I am planning on making these tommorrow and I had the same concern if my brand of pb is going to make it the right consistency...its a learning thing I guess
Wendy
Can I mix up some PB2 and use in place of peanut butter?
Brenda
I'm sorry I've not tried that as a sub, but most likely it would work fine.
Kim
I had the hardest time with these, after cooking they fell completely apart
Brenda
Did you let them cool completely before handling? Did you change any ingredients?
Andrea
They came out delicious. Thank you for the recipe!
Brenda
Thank you!
Joanna Vayle
These are fabulous. Almost like candy! Wonder if one could double the recipe without messing it up. ?
Brenda
I think it should work, thank you!
Kristen
Is pyure powdered sweetener the same at the swerve confectioners sweetener?
Brenda
Different brand which I've not tried, but should work, although need to be careful some brands of sugar free sweeteners are sweeter than others.
Brandy | Nutmeg Nanny
I have several newly gluten intolerant friends! These would be great for their friends-gifts this holiday season!
Brenda
Thanks Brandy!
Erin @ Texanerin Baking
I have to try these! Every low-carb cookie I've made (not using your recipes!) has been awful. You could totally tell they used something other than sugar! Can't wait. 🙂
Brenda
Thanks Erin!
Linda
hi this is the only place I see I can make a comment above won't let me, just wanna say I am enjoying very much the book your recipes your website, but I've noticed a few times a few recipes the "serving" size is not available to match the nutritional value. like these pb cookies it says 20 for serving but not exactly how many ei: 1 or 2 or 3 per serving. Your book has some of these issues also.
Thanks,
Linda
Brenda
For these cookies, the serving is listed as one cookie, right at the bottom of the page in the nutrition info box. Under each title shows servings for the whole recipe and the bottom always has the nutrition box on my website. As far as my book, I was directed by the publisher to write it the way it is.
AZ@...And a Dash of Cinnamon
Omg these were a favorite of mine and somehow you made them look even better than the famed Hershey kiss ones!
Robin
Could you substitute almond butter for peanut butter?
Gwen
I hope so, that is what I plan on doing.