Sugar Free Peanut Butter Cookies | Easy Gluten Free Recipe

One bowl Sugar Free Peanut Butter Cookies with only 4 ingredients are sure to please peanut butter lovers!

Sugar Free Peanut Butter Cookies

What? Cookies that don’t send your glucose levels sky high?  Yep!  These babies are made with a combination of stevia and organic erythritol, which is a non-GMO sugar alcohol from fruits and vegetables.

Erythritol adds sweetness like sugar without causing a spike in blood sugar, plus there is almost zero calories in erythritol.

Erythritol used exclusively leaves a cool sensation in your mouth, which tastes a little off.  It’s hard to explain the flavor, but something doesn’t taste right to me when I use only erythritol in recipes.  In addition, stevia can taste bitter when used in recipes that require it to be baked.

Sugar alternatives!

For the best tasting cookies use a combination of erythritol and stevia to combat the harsh flavors that each can have when used alone.

Have you noticed all the varieties of sugar alternatives that are available in grocery stores?  I’ve been experimenting with a lot of different brands. My favorite brands combine sugar alcohol and stevia just like I have.

The duo is the best tasting blend of low-carb sweetness for baking!

Sugar free and gluten free gives us LOW CARB peanut butter cookies!

Without the granulated sugar and flour you are left with a delicious low carb cookie!  Traditional peanut butter cookies are about 17 carbs each.  These babies are only 5 carbs each!

Swerve, Truvia, and Whole Earth Sweetener are some of the brands that I have tried in these Carrot Cake Protein Pancakes (YUM) and this Lower Sugar Homemade Pumpkin Spice Coffee Creamer.

I also found a new brand called Sugar 2.0.  Now this brand is a little different.  Sugar 2.0 is a combination of real cane sugar and non-gmo soluble corn fiber.

The fiber helps lower the insulin spike, so for occasional treats this might be another option to use in baking!

This simple peanut butter cookie recipe is delicious just as written, but if you’re feeling adventurous test a combination of sweeteners!  I’m happy to be your test taster 🙂

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Sugar Free Peanut Butter Cookies

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Prep Time 5 mins Cook Time 12 mins Yields 20

Sugar free low carb peanut butter cookies are only 5 carbs each! These cookies are glueten-free and the perfect snack to satisfy a sweet tooth!

Ingredients

• 1 cup peanut butter (no sugar added)
• 1/4 cup sugar alternative (erythritol-organic)
• 5 drops liquid stevia
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Pinch kosher salt
• 1 large egg
• 2 tablespoons Monk Fruit (optional) to roll cookie dough in

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
2. In a medium bowl beat with a mixer the peanut butter, erythritol, stevia and salt until the ingredients are incorporated. Blend in the egg and vanilla.
3. Scoop small balls of the dough and roll into monk fruit (optional). Place on prepared cookie sheet and gently press with a fork and form a crisscross pattern. Bake for 8-12 minutes. Cool approximately 5 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack. Store in an airtight container.

by Sandra Shaffer

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Recipe modified from these Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies.