A classic goes keto! Chewy white chocolate macadamia nut cookies get a low carb, sugar-free makeover. With awesome new keto-friendly white chocolate chips.
Finally, finally, finally! Finally someone has come out with a decent keto white chocolate, and I am over the moon about it. And of course, the first thing I had to make with them was White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies. I mean, what other recipe could I use to test drive this new and exciting keto product?
Oh these cookies! Oh these gorgeous chewy keto cookies. You want these in your life. Preferably as soon as possible.
Where to find Keto White Chocolate Chips
In case you haven’t seen this new development, it’s a brand called Bake Believe and they are only available at Walmart in store. This is tough for me because I have no Walmarts very close to me and I like to shop locally as much as possible.
But I decided it was important to get my hands on some and test them out for keto baking purposes. So I traipsed all over Portland and Vancouver, Washington, looking for the damn things.
The first two stores I went to didn’t have them at all. The third had a space for them but none on the shelves. Fortunately, one kind employee looked in the back and found 6 bags. I bought all 6 of them.
Then she told me another “nearby” store carried them as well. Nearby turned out to be another 10 miles and after putting in so much effort, I decided to stock up. I bought another 10 bags. Plus I bought some of the semi-sweet and dark chocolate chips as well.
Because I am crazy like that. And because I thought it would also be fun to do a giveaway for the chocolate chips, since I know full well they aren’t that easy to get your hands on. (scroll down to enter the giveaway!).
Are the Bake Believe Chips any good?
So here’s my expert assessment on these new sugar-free white chocolate chips:
They are very good, but they aren’t perfect. By which I mean that they do have some limitations, both in taste and in bake-ability.
The first thing I noticed is that they don’t taste quite like conventional white chocolate. They taste sweet and very good but it’s not exactly that white chocolate flavor. Close but not quite there. In a recipe, however, they play the white chocolate part very admirably.
The second thing is that they melt quite a bit and can almost disappear into the baked goods. For these keto white chocolate macadamia nut cookies, the chips toward the edges melted entirely away. Fortunately, I had hand-placed some chips right on the tops of the cookies and those held their shape and stayed in place.
I also made some white chocolate cups for my kids and I found that the chips melted well for covering and coating, so that’s a big plus.
I tried making keto chocolate fudge sauce with the dark chocolate chips and those didn’t melt as well. It was serviceable but didn’t melt as smoothly as Lily’s does. And the sauce became almost jelly-ish as it cooled. So I’d say that they don’t make great melting or couverture chocolate.
Update! I have now tried all three brands of keto white chocolate chips. Both ChocZero and Lily’s are far superior to Bake Believe.
Tips for Keto White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies
So given the nature of these keto white chocolate chips, what’s the best way to use them for baking? Here are some tips for making these delicious keto cookies:
Shredded coconut makes them chewier: I really like this combo of almond flour and shredded coconut and I use it my regular keto chocolate chip cookies too. But you can use all almond flour if you prefer.
Gelatin is optional: but it also gives them a delicious chewiness. If you prefer your cookies more crisp, leave it out.
Brown sugar substitutes: I am ever so grateful for the development of Swerve Brown, as it truly bakes like brown sugar. If you don’t have access to a good brown sugar substitute, try adding in 1 to 2 teaspoons of Yacon syrup or molasses. It won’t add more than about 1g carbs per serving.
Chop the macadamia nuts: It’s best to chop these fairly finely so that the cookies hold together a little better. But you can have some bigger chunks in there too, for texture and visual interest.
Don’t add all of the white chocolate chips into the cookie dough: It’s best to hold some of them back and press them into the top of the cookies so that they show through when the cookies are baked.
BIG UPDATE!!! I have had a chance to try out the new ChocZero white chocolate chips and they are, in my opinion, superior. They don’t melt and disappear into the baked goods, they hold their chip shape. And they taste delicious and a bit more like you would expect from conventional white chocolate.
Give them space: These cookies do spread quite a bit so leave space between them!
More keto cookie recipes you might like:
Keto Skillet Chocolate Chip Cookies
Keto Peanut Butter Cookies for Two
White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups almond flour
- ½ cups shredded coconut (can use another ½ cup almond flour)
- 1 tablespoon grassfed gelatin (optional)
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup butter softened
- ½ cup Swerve Brown
- ¼ cup Swerve Sweetener
- 1 large egg room temperature
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup chopped macadamia nuts (finely chopped with a few bigger pieces)
- ⅓ cup sugar-free white chocolate chips (see recipe notes)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325F and line two large baking sheets with silicone baking mats or parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the almond flour, shredded coconut, gelatin, baking soda, and salt.
- In a large bowl, beat the butter with the sweeteners until well combined and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Beat in the egg and vanilla until well combined.
- Add the almond flour mixture and beat until thoroughly combined. Stir in the macadamia nuts and most of the white chocolate chips using a rubber spatula.
- Roll the dough into 1 ¼ inch balls and place several inches apart on the prepared baking sheets (they will spread). Press down to about ½ inch thickness with the heel of your hand.
- Divide the remaining white chocolate chips among the cookies and press into the tops.
- Bake 12 to 15 minutes, until golden brown around the edges. The cookies will still be very soft. Remove and let cool completely on the pan. (If your oven cooks unevenly, you can switch the pans halfway through baking).
Pam says
I want to make these amazing-looking cookies!
Kareen K. says
Can’t wait to get my hands on the white chocolate chips and make these cookies! Your recipes seem to be the only ones I can fool my non-Keto family with!
Toni Doel says
Cannot wait to try the white chocolate chips! Thanks for the contest!
Sherry C. says
Hmmmm, I think the first thing I’d put these in is a chocolate chaffle!
Val says
I need to try these
Stephanie KL says
I’m looking forward to making Blondies, both brown butter and chocolate ones with the white chips.
Terri says
I’d make your cookies. Thank you for the chance to win these, I can’t find them where I live yet.
Paul says
Hiya, thanks for this recipe and will use Bake Believe for this and also a white chocolate chip banana coconut bread thtat I make which normally has dark chips, but will be awesome with white.
Kathryn Woodall says
White chocolate chip macadamia nut cookies were my favorite cookie. I’m so excited to get to try a keto version of them!!
Deborah says
Thank you for including Canadians in your contest. If I got my hands on these chips I would make these cookies. I love macadamia nuts in cookies and don’t eat chocolate. (Could cause a migraine.) Family eats chocolate though. So will find creative ways to use it all. Wonder if this brand is sold in Canada?
Jennifer Prekopa says
Cannot wait to tru these!!! Next to oatmeal raisin, these are my favourite cookies. <3
Lisa Stewart says
This is a recipe I will definitely try. These are one of my all time favorite cookies. I would love to win these white chocolate chips since I cannot afford to buy them and it would be so cool to actually win! I have loved every recipe of yours that I have tried and I have even gotten my boyfriend to try them as well.
Crystal Cantú says
I would love to get some of these chips, especially for baking which is one of my favorite weekend activities. Where I live we have very little access to products that are out of the norm…to the internet is where I usually go. This recipe seems simple and I appreciate you giving tips based upon your experience.
Karishma Pires says
Sweets are my weakness and the hardest part of being on Keto. If I can get some of my favorite cookies in a Keto recipe, I’m definitely using these chocolate chips for that! I can’t wait to try them!
Kellie Mathis says
Yum!
Rose says
Wow they look yummy. Walmart Is about 130 miles from me.
Robin says
So excited! White chocolate is my favorite!
Trina says
This looks so good, I would totally try it if I could get some bakebelieve chips.
Carolyn says
Thanks for a chance at trying them, Carolyn! I’ve been all over southeast Iowa and no place has them. I did use the store-finder, all of them are well over an hour away, but they would be sold out. Grr
Melissa says
Can’t wait to give these a try! I’m sure they will be marvelous like all your other recipes I’ve made.
On a side note my hairdresser and her daughter are just starting out on keto and I have sold them on your website for sure. They say it’s helped them decide what to cook next when they get tired of the same old meat and vegetable routine.