The Best Sugar Free Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe (2024)

The Best Sugar Free Chocolate Chip Cookies, a delicious recipe for homemade cookies made without added sugar. With keto option.

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The Best Sugar Free Chocolate Chip Cookies is something that is always on my mind.

This recipe for sugar free chocolate chip cookies is based upon that standard chocolate chip cookie recipes that contain sugar.

The Best Sugar Free Chocolate Chip Cookies

This recipe is for those of us who love our cookies but, not all of the sugar that can come with them.
Luckily, we can have our cookies and eat them too while we avoid sugar.

Did you try my recipe for Sugar Free Soft Chocolate Chunk Cookies?

That sugar free chocolate chip recipe is really for those of us who especially enjoy a soft cookie,
This recipe for sugar free chocolate chip cookies is more of a basic or standard chocolate chip cookie that happens to have no added sugar in it.

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This recipe is especially for anyone asking is there sugar free chocolate chips.

I must say that since posting this recipe years ago, there has been kind of an explosion in sugar free, or even keto, baking. Unlike today, one time there was just one kind of sugar free chocolate chip available.

There are many kinds of sugar free chocolate chips to choose from!

I suggest using a chocolate chip that contains the sugar alternative that you prefer most.
Also, that chocolate chip should be suitable for baking with as well.

People always ask, what makes a cookies soft or crispy.

I have got to say, sometimes you want a soft cookie and sometimes you simply want a crispy cookie. This cookie is somewhere in the middle since it is a basic recipe.

What you should know is that not using sugar can alter this sugar free cookie.

Sugar allows a cookie to hold on to moisture and sugar alternatives just do not have this chemical makeup. As a result, we need to make adjustments when baking sugar free cookies.

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Here are some tips for baking chocolate chip cookies.

I just mentioned that sugar and sugar alternatives may taste alike but, their chemical makeup is different. As a result of this, adjustments may need to be made depending on the ingredients that are added to these cookies.

Here are some more helpful tips for you.

Obviously, this recipe call for using ingredients that are sugar alternatives. Please make sure that the sugar alternatives that you use in this recipe measure 1:1 with sugar or brown sugar and that they can be baked with.
Make this chocolate chip cookie recipe gluten free by using gluten free flour instead of regular flour. Please check the label on the packaging to assure that the gluten free flour does measure 1:1 with all purpose flour. Also, check the label to see if a binder will be needed.
Or, you can make this recipe low carb by using low carb Carbalose flour (not the baking mix!). Lastly, you can make this 'keto friendly' by using a keto friendly flour.. Please read all labels to make sure that your choice of flour measures 1:1 with AP flour and if a binder will be needed.

You may be asking, are sugar free chocolate chip cookies keto friendly.

Like anything else you could bake, yes, if you use keto friendly ingredients.
This include keto chocolate chips, keto sugar alternatives, and keto flour.

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I mentioned above that for this cookie recipe to be successful, please make sure that the sugar alternatives that you use in this recipe measure 1:1 with sugar or brown sugar. Also, real the label on those alternatives to assure that they can be baked with.

Also mentioned, this recipe can be adjusted for keto low carb or gluten free cookies.

To make this recipe low carb try a low carb flour alternative such as Carbalose flour (not the baking mix!). Lastly, you can make this 'keto friendly' by using a keto friendly flour.. Please read all labels to make sure that your choice of flour measures 1:1 with AP flour and if a binder will be needed.

The ingredients needed to make sugar free chocolate chip cookies.

Flour- 2 ¼ cups.
To make this recipe low carb try a low carb flour alternative such as Carbalose flour (not the baking mix!). Lastly, you can make this 'keto friendly' by using a keto friendly flour.. Please read all labels to make sure that your choice of flour measures 1:1 with AP flour and if a binder will be needed.
Baking Soda- 1 teaspoon.
Butter- 1 cup + 1 tablespoon. The is 17 tablespoons or two sticks plus a tablespoon. Have you butter softened to room temperature to make it easier to work with as well.
Granular White Sugar Alternative - 1 cup. Use a sugar alternative that measures 1:1 with sugar for best results.
Brown Sugar Alternative - ½ cup. Use granular that measures 1:1 with sugar in volume.
Eggs- 2.
Vanilla Extract- 1 teaspoon.
Sugar Free Chocolate Chips- 1 cup.
Optional- chopped nuts as desired.

How to make The Best Sugar Free Chocolate Chip Cookies

Start by preheating your oven to 350 and prepping a cookie sheet for nonstick (I use parchment paper for an easy clean up).
In a medium sized mixing bowl, whisk together the flour and baking soda. Set this bowl aside.
Next, in a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter and the sugar alternatives. I use a paddle attachment and scrape the sides of the bowl as needed.
For the next step we are going to add the dry ingredients from the first bowl to the ingredients in the second bowl. To do so, add half of the dry ingredients to the mixing bowl, stir gently and then add the remaining ingredients and stir gently again. Then add the eggs and the vanilla extract. Mix these ingredient until just blended, do not overmix!
Lastly, fold in the chocolate chips. Bake your cookies for 10-12 minutes or until they begin to brown. Larger cookies will most likely take longer than smaller cookies to bake. Also, some folks prefer their cookies baked longer than others.

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The Best Sugar Free Chocolate Chip Cookies

The Best Sugar Free Chocolate Chip Cookies, a delicious recipe for homemade cookies made without added sugar. With keto option.

Prep Time20 minutes mins

Cook Time12 minutes mins

Total Time32 minutes mins

Course: cookies, Dessert

Equipment

Ingredients

2 ¼ cups Flour -see post for alternatives for low carb or gluten free
1 tsp Baking Soda
17 tbsp Butter -softened to room temp
1 cup Splenda -see post for alternatives, use a granular sugar alternative that measures 1:1 with sugar and can be baked with.
½ cup Surkin Gold -see post for alternatives, use a brown sugar alternative that is granular, can be baked with, and measures 1:1 with sugar.
2 Eggs - room temperature
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
1 cup Sugar Free Chocolate Chips - see post for details

TIP: Use a sugar alternative that measures 1:1 with sugar for best results!

Instructions

Start by preheating your oven to 350 and prepping a cookie sheet for nonstick.
In a medium sized mixing bowl, use a fork or a whisk to mix together the flour and baking soda. Set this bowl aside. Next, in a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter and the sugar alternatives (white and brown alternatives).
Stir in the dry ingredients from the medium mixing bowl (flour and baking soda) until just blended Then stir in the eggs and the vanilla extract. Do not over mix. Then fold in the chocolate chips.
Bake your cookies for 10-12 minutes or until they begin to brown. Then allow them to cool on a baking rack.

Recipe Notes

As mentioned, to make this recipe you should use a granular sugar alternative that measures 1:1 with regular sugar in order to keep your ingredient volume intact.

You could also make this chocolate chip cookie low in carbs or gluten free by using other substitutions.
Make this chocolate chip cookie recipe gluten free by using gluten free flour instead of regular flour. Or, you can make this recipe low carb by using low carb Carbalose flour. Lastly, you can make this 'keto friendly' by using a keto friendly flour.

Also mentioned above, you can find sugar free chocolate chips online. Also, there have been many kinds of brown sugar alternatives alternatives online.

Please read the labels on all ingredients that you add to this recipe to make sure that they do measure 1:1 with the ingredient that you are replacing, that they can be baked with, and if there are any other adjustments that need to be made.

*Please check the nutritional labels to assure that you are sticking to your diet restrictions for any substitutions used.

- see post for alternatives
Please see recipe post for further details on this recipe.
Nutritional Information is only an estimate and can vary especially with ingredients that are used.

most recently updated:

August 9, 2019

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Specific sugar alternatives are not given in the recipes presented on this site. Only suggestions are given as to the 'kind' of alternative to use. It is up to you to select the alternative to use that suits your needs best. If the recipe is heated or cooked, it is best to use an alternative that can be heated or cooked with for best results. This site does not endorse any specific ingredients,

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Nutrition

Please note: Nutritional data has been calculated using a tool that comes with this recipe card and not by me. This means that Nutritional Information is only an estimate and can vary especially with ingredients that you use. The accuracy of this tool may differ from other tools as expected. Also note that there is no instructional value to the video that may be attached to this recipe. It is only there for visual pleasure. For more information about the images in this recipe, please refer the the recipe instructions. Thank you!

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