This Cookie Is Low Key Famous
Only this version has like, 2 g net carbs!
First of all, I didn’t invent the pan-banging cookie method. We owe all the glory of the loud and slightly aggressive cookie hack to Sarah Kieffer from The Vanilla Bean Blog who is a baking genius. We thank you and bow down to your beautiful mind (and probably dented cookie sheets). 🙏
Secondly, I did decide to take a seemingly boring keto chocolate chip cookie dough and bang it into oblivion, thus creating the fat stack of cookies you see before you.
I guess you could call it a team effort between myself and Sarah, only she has no clue who I am and had no say in it. (#teamwork)
Let’s Slam Some Cookies
So the basis of this cookie is that you get the dough super cold and keep the dough heaped into a pile, then as it slowly melts during baking you slam the pan (on a stable surface) every few minutes until you have brown edges and a soft center.
Plus, chocolate chips look so much cooler flattened.
The results are a thin, soft cookie with a crisp edge. No dry heavy cookies here! And they are sort of fun to make unless you have neighbors…
A Note On Ingredients
You don’t want to skip the psyllium husk fiber because it gives it the soft texture and keeps the cookie from breaking apart. You may be able to swap with xanthan gum, but I haven’t tried.
You also DO NOT want to skip the chill portion of the recipe. Chilling the dough, either pre-scooping or scooped onto the baking sheet, is key to making sure they spread properly and not too much or too fast.
Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies 🍪 {GF & Low Carb}
I always knew I was good at slamming cookies…
but now I do it while they are baking!
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The ideal scoop size for me is a small ice cream scooper.
I like the spring action and the balls are perfect every time.
Don’t overfill the scoop.
About 3/4 full will give you exactly 11 cookies.
You also need to think about your chocolate chips.
Lily’s Dark Baking Chips are great because they don’t spread as fast.
Regular chips work too, but use a pinch less than 1/2 cup because
they are slightly bigger and melt faster.
Slam the pan after 5 minutes, 7 minutes, and 9 minutes to get the best size.
A good dash of flaky salt on top makes these cookies
AMAZING.
Recipe adapted from The Vanilla Bean Blog
Want More Keto Cookies? Try These!
Keto Chewy Chocolate Chip "Slam" Cookies
Get ready to slam some cookies! And don't even worry about gluten or carbs!!
Ingredients
- 1 cup Almond Flour
- 1/2 tsp Psyllium Husk Powder
- 1/2 cup Granulated Swerve or Allulose
- 1/4 tsp Baking Soda
- 1/2 tsp Flaky Salt like Falk Salt
- 1 large Egg
- 2 1/2 tbsp Butter, melted
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 1/2 cup Stevia Sweetened Chocolate Chips
Instructions
- Heat oven to 375° and line a baking sheet with parchment.
- Whisk together the dry ingredients to evenly distribute the psyllium husk and baking soda.
- Mix in the egg, melted butter, and vanilla extract until a dough forms. It will be slightly sticky and wet.
- Fold in chocolate chips and chill dough for AT LEAST 10 minutes in the freezer or until cold to the touch in the refrigerator.
- Scoop the cookie dough in approximately 1.5 tbsp rounds and drop onto a parchment-lined baking sheet, about 6 per large sheet. Make sure to leave plenty of room to spread!
- Set a timer for 15 minutes and place the sheet in the oven.
- Remove and "slam" pan five to seven times after 5 minutes, 7 minutes, and 9 minutes. **Do not stop the timer between slams
- Continue baking until the desired crisp on edges.
- Let cool slightly before removing from pan.
Nutrition Information
Yield 11 Serving Size 1 cookieAmount Per Serving Calories 112Total Fat 10gCarbohydrates 6gFiber 4gProtein 4g
I loved these cookies! I am a THM. Can I use a different sweetener? I bought swerve specifically for this recipe but usually use gentle sweet for baking. Anyone have any idea about it? I used Lily’s chips and slammed. They turned out delicious.
I’m not familiar with THM but if it measures cup for cup like sugar, it should work. So glad you loved it!!
Could I just press the cookies flat before baking instead of slamming, or would then not be as good this way? I plan to bake this week while babies are napping so…
If you want to skip the multiple slams, I would recommend shaping them into a cookie round and baking. They won’t be exactly the same but the flavor will be there! You can even gently tap the pan on a folded up dish towel to muffle the sound, too 😁
Very crumbly dough
Hi! Can I ask if you made any substitutions? I actually find this dough to be pretty wet most of the time. I’d love to hear your thoughts!
Amazing! I used Lily’s Dark chocolate chips so the 1/2 cup Swerve was less. But the cookies were amazing. I slammed the cookies as indicated and they were perfect not dense at all. I accidentally got brown Swerve instead of white granulated but the cookies were delicious!
Will make again for sure and eat guilt free 🙂
How do u slam them? Like press down ontop with another pan onto cookies or something?
While wearing oven mitts firmly tap the pan on a flat surface!
Amazing! I used Lily’s Dark chocolate chips so the 1/2 cup Swerve was less. But the cookies were amazing. I slammed the cookies as indicated and they were perfect not dense at all. I accidentally got brown Swerve instead of white granulated but the cookies were delicious!
Will make again for sure and eat guilt free 🙂
Oh I’m so glad they turned out! And I bet the Swerve brown made them even better!!!
These were good, but they didn’t really spread at all, so they were a bit dense.
I’m glad they tasted good, even though they didn’t spread! I found you really have to slam them hard every time to get them flat! Sometimes if the almond flour gets too packed while measuring, it can through off the moisture as well.
Hey Liz what about substitutions for the psyillium husk? Can you use plain unflavored Metamucil?
Hey Sherry! You know, I’ve never tried it so I can’t say for sure. I do know that Meijer carries ground psyllium and it lasts for a really long time and it’s good for keto baking. I think I bought mine there when I still lived in Michigan lol
BUT If you try the Metamucil, let me know! If there are no other additives I’m betting it would work…