Edible keto cookie dough! Eat this sweet sugar-free dough as is or roll it into delicious truffles. It’s a perfect no-bake indulgence that takes only 5 minutes to make!
Raise your hand if you’ve ever gorged yourself on raw cookie dough. Haven’t we all been there? Sometimes it tastes even better than the finished cookies! I am sorely tempted every time I make my Keto Chocolate Chip Cookies.
That’s why I created this no-bake Keto Cookie Dough. It’s egg free, sugar free, and grain free, so it satisfies that craving safely and healthfully.
And oh boy, is it ever tasty. It may just be one of my favorite new easy keto desserts. I took some to a party and it was gone within minutes.
Edible cookie dough
Although many of us have done it without consequence, eating regular cookie dough raw is never recommended. Raw eggs can contain bacteria that cause a number of foodborne illnesses.
Knowing that doesn’t usually doesn’t stop us from doing it, because it’s so tasty. But thankfully we don’t have to take risks to enjoy eating keto cookie dough. Because eggs don’t actually have to be part of the equation.
And contamination from raw flour isn’t an issue here either, since it uses almond flour rather than wheat flour.
Best of all, this recipe takes only a handful of ingredients and about 5 minutes to make. And you it extra fancy by rolling the dough into balls and dipping them in chocolate. Tasty Keto Cookie Dough Truffles!
Ingredients you need
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- Almond flour: For the best keto cookie dough, you really need a fine almond flour. Even brands that say finely ground on the package are often quite coarse. I recommend Bob’s Red Mill or King Arthur Baking. Many readers like Blue Diamond as well.
- Collagen: Collagen protein helps give the dough a softer, stickier quality that’s more reminiscent of conventional cookie dough. It also gives this recipe a nutritional boost! However, if you don’t want to use it, you can add another ½ cup of almond flour instead.
- Powdered sweetener: A confectioner’s style sweetener is imperative here, to avoid any grittiness.
- Chocolate chips: I like using keto-friendly mini chocolate chips to get better distribution throughout the dough. The mini chips from People’s Keto are perfect for this recipe.
- Dark chocolate: If you plan on making keto cookie dough truffles, you can dip them or drizzle them with melted chocolate. I did half of mine fully dipped, and the other half simply had a drizzle overtop.
- Cocoa butter: Keto chocolate tends to be quite thick when you melt it, making it hard to dip truffles. A little cocoa butter helps melt the chocolate more smoothly and thins it out a bit. You can use coconut oil as well, but it makes them much more melty at room temperature.
- Pantry staples: Butter, vanilla, salt.
Step by step directions
1. Combine the dry ingredients: In a large bowl, whisk together the almond flour, sweetener, collagen, and salt. Make sure to break up any clumps in the almond flour and sweetener.
2. Stir in the wet ingredients: Stir in the butter and vanilla extract until the dough comes together. If the dough is crumbly, add water a few teaspoons at a time. Stir in the chocolate chips.
Seriously… that’s all it takes to make keto cookie dough!
To make truffles
1. Freeze the balls: Place the balls on a waxed paper-lined baking sheet and freeze until solid, about 1 hour.
2. Melt the chocolate: In a heatproof bowl set over a pan of barely simmering water, combined the chocolate and cocoa butter, stirring until smooth.
3. Dip or Drizzle: Dip half of the cookie dough balls into the melted chocolate and toss to coat. Place the remaining melted chocolate in a ziploc bag and snip off a tiny corner. Drizzle the chocolate over the remaining truffles. Refrigerate all the truffles until the chocolate is set, about 20 minutes.
Expert tips and FAQ
Why add collagen? Using collagen in recipes like keto cookie dough help create a better consistency. It adds a slight stickiness and softness that mimics real cookie dough. It also helps lower the carb count and provides additional protein, making it even healthier.
Dairy-Free Option: Use melted coconut oil in place of the melted butter.
Regular cookie dough usually contains eggs and should not be eaten raw. It is meant to be baked into cookies first. But this edible keto cookie dough can be consumed raw, as it contains no eggs or other possible sources of contamination.
Wheat flour is not safe to eat raw, as it can contain harmful bacteria such as E. coli. However, this keto cookie dough recipe is made from almond flour, which is simply ground almonds and is safe to eat raw.
Absolutely! This cookie dough recipe is good for up to two weeks in the fridge. You can even freeze the dough or the truffles for several months.
More keto recipes you might like
- Keto Chocolate Chip Cookie Cheesecake Bars
- Cookie Dough Ice Cream Bars
- Easy Keto Skillet Cookie
- Keto Cookie for One
- Keto Peanut Butter Cup Cookies
Keto Cookie Dough Recipe
Ingredients
Cookie Dough
- 1 ⅔ cup almond flour
- ½ cup collagen protein powder (aka collagen peptides)
- ½ cup powdered Swerve Sweetener
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 6 tablespoon butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ⅓ cup mini sugar-free chocolate chips
- Water, if needed
Truffles
- 3 ounces sugar-free dark chocolate chopped
- ½ ounce cocoa butter
Instructions
Cookie Dough
- In a large bowl, whisk together the almond flour, sweetener, collagen, and salt. Make sure to break up any clumps in the almond flour and sweetener.
- Stir in the butter and vanilla extract until the dough comes together. If the dough is crumbly, add water a few teaspoons at a time. Stir in the chocolate chips.
- Serve as is, or roll into 24 (twenty four) 1-inch balls.
Truffles
- If making truffles, place the balls on a waxed paper-lined baking sheet and freeze until solid, about 1 hour.
- In a heatproof bowl set over a pan of barely simmering water, combined the chocolate and cocoa butter, stirring until smooth.
- Dip half of the cookie dough balls into the melted chocolate and toss to coat. Lift out with a fork and tap the fork on the side of the bowl to remove excess chocolate. Place back on the waxed paper lined baking sheet.
- Place the remaining melted chocolate in a ziploc bag and snip off a tiny corner. Drizzle the chocolate over the remaining truffles. Refrigerate all the truffles until the chocolate is set, about 20 minutes.
Notes
Cookie Dough Truffles Nutrition
2 truffles per serving:240 calories
18.7g fat
8.4g carbs
12.4g protein
4.9g fiber
Em says
I saw some cookie dough bites online and wanted some. I came across this recipe and made it. I added some extras. Tastes like cookie dough exactly. I forgot I don’t really like cookie dough and it brought me right back to my childhood! My kids said it taste like it has sugar, which was surprising coming from them.
Carolyn says
Well, even if you don’t really like cookie dough, at least mine tastes like it! 😉
Eden says
getting me through the tough carb cravings over here!!! this is a great recipe. the reason I clicked is because literally all day I was dreaming about food…
Carolyn says
Glad you like it!
eap says
Yum!! SO Good!!!! And easy to make . . .
Andrea says
Delicious 😋
Connie J Kozlowski says
Carolyn, Could you replace the collagen with peanut flour or the butter with peanut butter to change these up? How about chocolate collagen? These are delicious, but sometimes you need peanut butter with your chocolate, or chocolate with your chocolate.
Carolyn says
Use the search bar and type in “Peanut Butter Balls”. You will find that recipe and it will be just what you want!