Edible Cookie Dough (gluten free + keto)

This homemade cookie dough is made with a handful of ingredients for a sugar-free dessert that features a smooth, sweet cookie batter and satisfying chunks of rich chocolate chips. It is an easy gluten free protein cookie dough that makes the best healthy dessert for the family.

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What can I expect? 

This is a better-for-you recipe that’s even easier than traditional cookie dough! Cream the butter and cream cheese until fluffy. Then, mix in the remaining ingredients, and fold in the chocolate chips. You’ll have yourself a sweet, smooth, chocolate-filled cookie dough batter in ten minutes. Even better, it’s sugar-free, full of healthy fats, and so tasty you won’t even be able to tell it’s not the real deal! 

Is Edible Cookie Dough Healthy? 

Let’s look at the main ingredients: 

• Unsalted butter
• Cream cheese
• Sugar substitute 
• Almond flour
• Semi-sweet chocolate chips

Almond flour is a natural, nutritious food source full of healthy fats. Use it in place of regular flour, and you’ve got yourself a nutrient-dense cookie dough. 

But what about butter? What about the cream cheese? Is dairy healthy? 

Here’s what we know. Dairy is full of vitamins, minerals, protein, and natural fat energy. But if everyone consumed dairy all of the time, dairy farming would become abusive and unsustainable…

Let’s be mindful of our dairy intake. Buy dairy that comes from pasture-raised cows and limit consumption.

Sugar is what makes food unhealthy. 

Add 328g of sugar (17g/serving) to this recipe and you’re looking at heartburn with an energy crash. (And you’ll be scouring the pantry for your next sugar snack within the hour.) 

Substitute the sugar for quality sugar alcohol, and this dessert becomes nourishment. The ingredients provide vitamins, minerals, and long-lasting energy. 

Enjoy this edible cookie dough knowing it supports your well-being. Learn more about eating less sugar here.

Edible Cookie Dough Tips

1. Add mix-ins

We stuck with classic chocolate chip cookie dough, but feel free to include any mix-ins you like best! Chopped nuts, sprinkles, caramel bits, and pretzel pieces are just a few examples of extra ingredients you could include. 

2. Make double chocolate chip cookie dough

Add cocoa powder to the dough mixture for extra chocolatey flavor to satisfy even the strongest sweet tooth with zero guilt. 

3. Prepare in advance

This edible cookie dough makes 20 servings to feed a crowd but is also great to keep on hand! Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for 2-3 days or in the freezer for up to 2-3 months. 

4. Get creative

This edible cookie dough is satisfying on its own, but it can also be used in a variety of treats. Try crumbling it over sugar-free ice cream, stuffing it between healthy chocolate chip cookies for a cookie dough sandwich, or fold it into milkshakes!

Edible Cookie Dough

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Prep Time:10 minutes mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup Unsalted Butter softened
• 2 oz Cream Cheese softened
• 1/2 cup Swerve Brown Sugar sugar-free brown sugar
• 1/2 cup Lakanto granulated erythritol
• 1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract
• 1.5 cup Almond Flour
• 1/2 tsp Xanthan Gum
• 1 tsp Baking Soda
• 1/2 tsp Salt pink himalayan or sea salt
• 1 cup Lilly’s Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips sugar free chocolate chips

Instructions

• Cream butter and cream cheese until fluffy (we recommend a hand mixer).
• Add Swerve Brown Sugar, Lakanto, and vanilla. Mix. Scrape the sides with a silicone spatula for even mixing.
• Add dry ingredients (almond flour, xanthan gum, baking soda, salt). Scrape the sides for even mixing.
• Add chocolate chips. Mix.

Notes

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Recipe from Neutral Eating: https://neutraleating.com/edible-cookie-dough

Author: Neutral Eating