These 5 Ingredient Magic Cookie Clusters will make you flash back to childhood in an instant! These cookies are sweet, crunchy, caramel filled, and chocolate packed. These are the best gluten free cookies ever! They are so easy to make and are perfect for a quick breakfast on the go or a healthy after work/school snack. 

a stack of magic keto cookies

Are you looking for a small ingredient list type of cookie recipe? Look no further, I’ve got you covered with these 5 Ingredient Magic Cookie Clusters.

This Magic Cookie Clusters recipe is sponsored by Lakanto, my favorite alternative sweetener made with monk fruit. 

If you want to try it yourself, I worked out a discount code for you! Use SHUANG15 to get 15% off when you make purchases on Lakanto’s website!)

There is nothing better than eating delicious treats that you know are really good for you. Am I right?

These 5 Ingredient Magic Cookie Clusters are sweetened with Lakanto’s monk fruit sweetener and packed with nuts, coconut, and chocolate, making them loaded with deliciousness while still being gluten-free and sweetened with monk fruit! 

You might like these two no fuss cookie recipes of mine that can be made with monk fruit sweetener as well; No-Bake Cookie Dough Bites and Pumpkin Cookie Bars.

What is Monk Fruit?

healthy treats next to a bag of lakanto brown monk fruit sweetener

These cookies are sweetened with Lakanto monk fruit sweetener. A sugar substitute that is great for those of you who are looking for different ways to sweeten you baked good treats.

But what is monk fruit? Let me tell you all about it.

Monk fruit is a Chinese fruit that grows in the southern part of China. Its native name is Lo Han Guo or 罗汉果. The fruit looks like a monk’s bald head, hence the name monk fruit. 

Growing up in China, my mom always gave me dried monk fruit to help with soothing coughs and a sore throat.

Lakanto sweeteners are a fun substitute to regular granulated sugar!

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Why I love Lakanto Monk Fruit Sweetener

a stack of homemade paleo snacks made with monk fruit sweetener, chocolate and nuts

There are so many reasons to love Lakantos monk fruit sweeteners! To start with, it’s a great way to replace sugar with an option that caters to lifestyles that might not do well with traditional sweeteners like granulated sugar: “Life can be sweeter without sugar”. 

The Lakanto monk fruit sweetener is also:

  • Sugar-free with the taste of sugar
  • Matches sweetness of sugar and actually tastes like sugar! 
  • So easy to use! Use it in place of sugar in any of your favorite recipes with a 1:1 ratio
  • Perfect to sweeten tea and coffee
  • Easily accessible in store or on online

If you have been looking for an alternative sweetener, look no further! It’s perfect for these 5 Ingredient Magic Cookie Clusters.

Ingredients needed for Your Magic Cookie Clusters

To make these healthy and delicious cookies, all you need are eight easily accessible ingredients:

Magic Cookie Cluster Ingredients

  • Unsalted butter or vegan butter for dairy-free option (cold and cubed)
  • Monk Fruit Sweetener (I used Lankanto Brown Sugar replacement. If you want to try, I worked out a discount code for you! Use SHUANG15 to get 15% off when you make purchases on Lakanto’s website!)
  • Unsweetened coconut flakes
  • Chocolate chips 
  • Chopped Cashews, pecans and/or walnuts

How to Make These Magic Cookie Clusters

Start by chopping the butter into cubes and add all the ingredients to a big mixing bowl.
Then use your hands to work all the ingredients together (the butter will act as a binder).
Now, cover the magic cookie dough with plastic wrap and leave the bowl in the freezer for 30 minutes or in the fridge for 1 hour.
Then scoop the cookie dough, roll it into a ball. Sprinkle extra coconut flakes if desired.

Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 350 F and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.

(Since the cookies are “stuffed” with magic goodies, you might need to form them into a ball by pressing them in your hands so they don’t fall apart).

Lastly, bake these magic cookie clusters for just 15 minutes, no more and no less. 

The cookies will be VERY melty when they are hot out of the oven. Once they are taken out of the oven, you can gently push the sides in with a spatula to form a rounder cookie if desired. To be honest, even if your cookies are imperfectly shaped, they’ll still taste absolutely amazing.

Let the cookies cool for at least 20 minutes before indulging (or they will fall apart).

Enjoy and Happy Baking!

How to Store Your Magic Cookie Clusters

healthy keto magic cookies on a tray. You can see pieces of chocolate and nuts in the cookies

These stuffed cookies can be stored in the fridge for up to 5 days. 

And YES, you can freeze the magic cookies! Store the cookies for up to 2 months in the freezer in an air-tight container.

Defrost on the countertop or for a few seconds in the microwave. 

These 5 Ingredient Magic Cookie Clusters are perfect for breakfast, a post-workout snack, or a snack on the go. Give them a try and let me know what you think! 

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healthy keto magic cookies made with dairy free and gluten free ingredients. They are packed with chocolate chips, coconut and walnuts
a tray filled with freshly baked healthy treats. They are packed with sugar free chocolate and gluten free nuts

Get the recipe:Magic Cookies {5 Ingredients}

Yield: 10
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 12 minutes
Total Time: 22 minutes
These 5 Ingredient Magic Cookie Clusters are sweet, crunchy, chocolate and caramel filled. They are easy to make and make a great snack!
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Ingredients

  • 6 tbsp unsalted butter or vegan butter for dairy free option, cold
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar, I used Lankanto Brown Sugar replacement
  • 1 cup coconut flakes
  • 1 cup chocolate chips, *I used chocolate, white chocolate, and butterscotch chips by lilys
  • 3/4 cup cashews , chopped

Instructions 

  • In a bowl, combine cold cubed butter, brown sugar, coconut flakes, chocolate chips and chopped cashews, and mix by hand.
  • Mix together until well incorporated.
  • Cover the dough with plastic wrap and let it rest in the freezer for 20 minutes or in the fridge for 1 hour.
  • Preheat the oven to 350 F.
  • Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
  • Use a cookie scoop or a tablespoon to scoop up the cookie dough. Roll it into 10 balls and press and form each ball into a cookie shape- top with a little more coconut flake if desired!
  • Bake for 15 minutes.
  • Let the cookies cool for at least 20 minutes (or they could easily fall apart).

Notes

*Since the cookies are “stuffed” with magic goodies, it may be hard to get them flat like a traditional cookie shape. Press and form with your hands firmly so they stick together.
You can use SHUANG15 to get 15% off when you make purchases on Lakanto's website!
Serving: 1g, Calories: 214kcal, Carbohydrates: 6g, Protein: 4g, Fat: 20g, Saturated Fat: 10g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 9g, Cholesterol: 71mg, Sodium: 40mg, Fiber: 3g, Sugar: 2g

The Nutrition Facts above are specific to the ingredients I chose to use for this recipe, which may vary.

Author: Shuang Shuang Liang
Course: Gluten-Free
Cuisine: American