When you want to start your day with a healthy breakfast, but you also have a sweet tooth craving that somehow survived the night, this keto breakfast cookies recipe is here to save the day!
Nutty and sweet with a delicious and satisfying crunch – this is one of those low carb recipes that’ll become a staple around the house.
I love low carb cookies this mouthwatering and fulfilling – they make it easy to have a low carb breakfast that I look forward to and that carries me through the day.
Did I mention these are low carb no bake cookies?! WAY easier to make than low carb chocolate chip cookies my friends!
Looking for more keto breakfast? Check out my keto oatmeal cookies, coconut flour pancakes, or my keto egg muffins.
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What I Love About This Keto Breakfast Cookies Recipe
Really, what’s not to love, it’s COOKIES for BREAKFAST. But there are a few specific reasons I love this breakfast cookies recipe:
- Ready in under an hour, and most of that time is waiting impatiently next to the fridge for them to firm up!
- Super customizable – add whatever mix-ins your heart desires!
- Satisfies that craving for a crunchy, sweet treat whether that’s for breakfast or a midnight low carb snacks!
- No bake!!! The perfect cookies to enjoy all year round,
- They’re low carb (depending on the sweetener you use), paleo, vegetarian, you name it!
Recipe Notes
This healthy breakfast cookies recipe is a total morning game changer!! Here are a few tips to help make sure making these cookies is as delightful as eating them:
Ingredient Notes
Confectioners sweetener – Erythirol is a sugar dupe – a zero calorie sweetener that acts JUST like the original, without the calories or carbs. It comes in several different formats, but for this recipe, you want the powdered kind.
If you have granulated on hand, never fear. Give it a few pulses in your food processor and you are good to go!
If you aren’t counting your carbs, feel free to sub in your confectioners keto sweeteners of choice — powdered sugar, or powdered coconut sugar for our paleo pals.
Vanilla protein powder – You can use whatever your favorite protein powder is. Just make sure you LIKE the taste, this can make or break your cookies!
If you don’t like using protein powder in your recipes, feel free to swap it with almond flour, and double your sweetener.
Also, my fellow low carb-ers — check the carb count as some products are surprisingly high! Psst – here’s a list of the best keto protein powders to help!
Cooking Tips
What cooking?? But seriously, the only real work here is melting the coconut oil and almond butter.
This could be done in the microwave in a pinch, but the best way is to do it is in a double boiler. Don’t have one?? No worries – you most likely have everything you need for this easy task.
Do a little testing and get a large pot and a metal or glass bowl that fits nicely inside the rim. Fill the pot with an inch or 2 of water, just below where the bowl will sit. Bring the water to a bowl – the hot water is going to make the bowl hot with indirect heat, letting you gently melt your ingredients!
Got it? It’s simple, and you’ll feel like such a pro once you’re done.
Storing Tips
These amazing healthy breakfast cookies will store nicely in the fridge or freezer. I’ll tell you – they’ll store best in the coolness of the fridge, which will keep the coconut oil and almond butter at an ideal texture.
Plus, if you’re anything like me, it’ll keep you from eating them all at once. Win win!
Can You Freeze These Cookies?
These low carb no bake peanut butter cookies do beautifully in the freezer! Store them in a freezer bag or airtight container.
Recipe Variations
Want a whole variety of keto breakfast cookies to start your day with some fun? Try some of these variations!
- Use Different Nut Butters. I opted for almond butter, as it’s the most “mild” tasting. But if you love nothing more than PB, swap it out and mix it on in! For more traditional keto peanut butter cookies.
- Add Chocolate. Mix in some sugar free chocolate chips (like in these keto double chocolate chip cookies).
- Top These With Frosting. Everything is better with frosting… I recommend the one I use in these amazing keto sugar cookies.
More Keto Dessert Recipes
Now that you know low carb cookies are a possibility, you’re probably looking for more! Never fear, here are some absolute keto desserts that are heaven-sent:
- Keto Shortbread Cookies
- Coconut Flour Cookies
- Keto Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Keto Ice Cream Recipe
- Keto Cheesecake
Keto Breakfast Cookies
Print Recipe Pin RecipeIngredients
- 3/4 Cup Almond Butter
- 2 Tablespoons Coconut Oil
- 1 Teaspoon Vanilla
- 3/4 Cup Keto Protein Powder vanilla
- 1/2 Cup Almond Flour
- 2-4 Tablespoons Confectioners Sweetener The amount you use will vary with how sweet your protein powder is. Taste test as you go, I always use 4 Tablespoons.
- 1/2 Cup Raisins, Cranberries, or Freezer Dried Berries
- 1/2 Cup Walnuts Chopped
Instructions
- In a heat-safe bowl, melt together the almond butter (3/4 cup) and 2 tablespoons coconut oil (2 tablespoons), *either using a double boiler or in the microwave*.
- Stir in vanilla (1 teaspoon), protein powder (3/4 cup), almond powder (1/2 cup), and erythritol (2-4 tablespoons) until completely dissolved.
- Stir in berries (1/2 cup) and chopped walnuts ( 1/2 cup).
- Form your dough into 16 round balls, then flatten them into discs.
- Place them in a single layer on a plate and into the fridge until firm (about 30 minutes).
- Store in the fridge, and enjoy!
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Lindsey's Tips
- Almond Flour. Using fine-grained almond flour will yield the most "flour-like" results. My favorite brands are Bob's Red Mill, Trader Joe's, or Costco brands
- Nutritional information is for 1 cookie if you make 16 cookies using this recipe. It was calculated using freezer dried raspberries and this protein powder:
