Low Carb Peanut Butter Blossoms
Peanut butter kiss cookies are a holiday tradition in my family. I have been eating these chocolatey, peanut butter packed cookies for as long as I can remember! They always just seem to make their way into my home around Christmas. Of course, once I started following a keto diet, I wasn’t able to have my mom's classic peanut butter blossom cookies. But no worries there- I just created a low carb version! It just really isn’t Christmas to me without these tasty little bite-sized cookies.
The history behind peanut butter blossoms is actually quite charming. A woman named Freda Smith from Ohio entered her cookie recipe into the Pillsbury bakeoff. Her peanut butter cookies adorned with a Hershey kiss center won first place! She also won $45,000 and that was quite the prize back in 1957 (and would still be a killer prize today!). Her original recipe is still on the back of the Hershey kiss bag and is considered to be the most popular recipe that ever came out of the Pillsbury baking competition.
I’m not exactly sure why these cookies ended up as a Christmas tradition in my home and many others around the world. Maybe it’s the rich chocolate or perhaps it is because of the “kiss” in the center (it is a time of year for love!). No matter what the reason, I am happy that these cookies became so popular and I get to eat as many as I want thanks to my keto-fied version.
Many keto cookie recipes use almond flour which, I must say, is my go-to flour as well. However, in order to get more peanut butter taste into these cookies, I opted to use peanut flour. You can find peanut flour online and in most health food stores. It is very similar to almond flour but a little denser. If you can’t find the peanut flour, almond flour will work as well!
The recipe is packed with regular peanut butter too. Be sure to use peanut butter that is unsweetened. Look for one that has only one ingredient: peanuts. This will have the fewest carbs and also the most flavor. You also want to make sure the chocolate kisses you use are keto-approved. I love using Lily’s baking chocolate because it is sweetened with stevia and contains no sugar. Pure, chocolatey goodness!
Of course, Lily’s chocolate is not in that classic kiss shape but you can try to create your own kiss by sticking a square of chocolate into the cookie dough at an angle, pointing a corner of the square upward. When the chocolate bakes, it will melt slightly and pool into the cookie. This will give you a makeshift kiss that will taste even better than it looks (they will still look quite delicious though!).
A few quick scoops of cookie dough and about 15 minutes in the oven and your keto peanut butter blossom cookies will be ready to enjoy. Keep this holiday traditional cookie alive by simply modifying it to fit your keto life. You will still get to enjoy an amazing cookie but without the guilt. The holidays should always be guilt-free and merry! Enjoy!
| Servings: cookies |
- 1 1/2 cup peanut flour
- 1 cup almond flour
- 3 tbsp coconut flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter, unsweetened
- 3/4 cup butter
- 1 1/4 cup So Nourished granular eythritol
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 6 ounces Lily's dark chocolate chips
- 2 tbsp butter
- Preheat your oven to 325 degrees F and line two large baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Beat together the peanut butter and ¾ cup butter until smooth and creamy.
- Add 1 cup granulated erythritol to the bowl and beat until fluffy.
- Add the eggs one at a time, scraping down the bowl after each addition.
- Add the vanilla and mix.
- Add the peanut flour, almond flour, coconut flour and salt to the mix and beat to form a smooth cookie dough.
- Scoop the dough into 2 tablespoon-sized balls, roll the balls with your hands and then roll them in the remaining ¼ cup granulated erythritol to coat the outside completely. Place the cookie dough balls on the prepared sheet trays about 1 ½ inches apart.
- Bake the cookies for about 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and immediately press the back of a spoon into the center of the cookie to create a well in the center. Let the cookies cool on the tray.
- Melt the chocolate and butter together over a double boiler and then let the mix cool slightly to thicken.
- Scoop about ½ teaspoon of chocolate into the center of each cookie, dropping it into the well and making it look like a chocolate kiss. Let the chocolate set and then enjoy!
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The content on this website should not be taken as medical advice and you should ALWAYS consult with your doctor before starting any diet or exercise program. We provide nutritional data for our recipes as a courtesy to our readers. We use Total Keto Diet app software to calculate the nutrition and we remove fiber and sugar alcohols, like erythritol, from the total carbohydrate count to get to the net carb count, as they do not affect your blood glucose levels. You should independently calculate nutritional information on your own and not rely on our data. The website or content herein is not intended to cure, prevent, diagnose or treat any disease. This website shall not be liable for adverse reactions or any other outcome resulting from the use of recipes or recommendations on the Website or actions you take as a result. Any action you take is strictly at your own risk.
Dr. Rosmy Barrios, MD is an aesthetic medicine specialist whose work focuses on patients who are treated for obesity, metabolic syndrome, and other weight-related issues through nutritional analysis, keto diet programs, and supporting medications.
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