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Keto Cream Cheese Pecan Cookies

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These soft and buttery keto cookies are made with almond flour, cream cheese, and chopped pecans—just 3g carbs per cookie and full of rich, nutty flavor.

  • Author: Emma
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 15 minutes
  • Total Time: 25 minutes
  • Yield: 24 cookies
  • Category: Dessert, Snack
  • Cuisine: American
  • Diet: Gluten Free

Ingredients

For the Cookies:

4 oz cream cheese, softened

½ cup unsalted butter, softened

½ cup granulated erythritol (or preferred keto-friendly sweetener)

1 large egg

1 tsp vanilla extract

2 cups almond flour

½ cup chopped pecans

½ tsp baking powder

Pinch of salt

Instructions

Preheat the oven:
Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Mix wet ingredients:
In a medium bowl, beat the softened cream cheese and butter together until smooth and creamy.

Add sweetener and egg:
Mix in erythritol and the egg until fully combined and light in texture.

Add vanilla and dry ingredients:
Stir in vanilla extract, then fold in almond flour, baking powder, salt, and chopped pecans. Mix until a dough forms.

Shape cookies:
Scoop about 1–1½ tablespoons of dough per cookie, roll into balls, and place them evenly on the prepared baking sheet.

Flatten and bake:
Gently flatten each cookie with a fork to create a crisscross pattern. Bake for 12–15 minutes, or until edges turn golden brown.

Cool:
Let cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

Notes

For crispier cookies, bake an extra 2 minutes.

Add sugar-free chocolate chips or a drizzle of keto-friendly caramel for variation.

Use toasted pecans for a deeper, nuttier flavor.

Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days or refrigerate for up to 10.