30 low FODMAP cookie recipes (+ shop bought options)

Low FODMAP Recipes

By Kirsten Jackson

A low FODMAP cookie might satisfy your cravings whether you’re a keen baker or simply a lover of sweet treats.

Many options exist for honoring your low FODMAP cookie need: homemade (recipes below) or shop-bought.

In this article, we will explore which cookie ingredients may be high in FODMAPs, share plenty of tasty low FODMAP cookie recipes for you to try and give you a list of low FODMAP cookie options to buy.

Low FODMAP cookie recipes

If you want to impress your friends, family, or yourself with a low FODMAP cookie recipe, you can look no further!

Below we have included 25 low FODMAP cookie recipes to ensure you have the right one for the occasion.

Low FODMAP cookies with chocolate

Cookie recipes often contain chocolate, and this recipe list is no exception – after all, why should you miss out?

Here’s a list of our favourite low FODMAP cookie recipes for the chocolate lover:

Low FODMAP cookies without chocolate

If you don’t enjoy chocolate or are looking for a low FODMAP cookie recipe which gives you something a bit different, these recipes might take your fancy:

Low FODMAP breakfast cookies

What better way to start your day than with a breakfast cookie?

Here are some recipes for a light, low FODMAP breakfast or mid-morning snack for when you’re on the go or fancy a bit of indulgence first thing:

Low FODMAP vegan cookies

If you are looking for a low FODMAP cookie which is also vegan, you don’t need to compromise on flavour with the below recipes:

Can I buy low FODMAP cookies?

Yes, you can buy low FODMAP cookies! Buying low FODMAP cookies to keep in your pantry for a quick snack when you haven’t got time (or the energy) to bake is ideal.

Below is a list of suitable options for the ultimate convenience:

Schar Choco Chip Cookies
Orgran Sugar Free Cacao Cookies
Fodilicious cookie buttons – ginger, coconut, or cocoa
Nairn’s dark chocolate chip oat cookies
Munk pack protein cookie – white chocolate and macadamia
Enjoy Life breakfast ovals – maple fig, berry medley

How to adapt high FODMAP Cookie Recipes

You may already have a tried and tested recipe for your favourite cookies. So how can you adapt the recipe to be low FODMAP?

Traditionally, the core ingredients of cookies are sugar, wheat flour and butter (and sometimes egg).

Butter, sugar and eggs are all low FODMAP. However, wheat flour is high in FODMAPs, which you need to swap out of traditional recipes to make them suitable.

There are lots of alternative low FODMAP flours which you can use in baking (1):

Sorghum flour
Rice flour
Buckwheat flour
Maize flour
Millet flour

For a complete list of suitable low FODMAP flours, check out our other post here: Low FODMAP flour.

Some ‘low sugar’ cookie recipes may replace some or all of the sugar with sweeteners. In this instance, you could use low FODMAP sweeteners such as sucralose or Stevia.

Although most cookie recipes use brown or white sugar, which is low FODMAP, some may use honey.

You may wonder, ‘is honey low FODMAP?’ You would be correct to question this as it is high in fructose, so honey is high FODMAP.

You may then wonder, ‘is maple syrup low FODMAP’ as a good alternative, and the answer is yes, it is suitable.

What extras can I put in a low FODMAP cookie?

Nuts are a great source of protein and fibre which you can easily include in your low FODMAP cookies. Some suitable low FODMAP nut varieties are:

Peanuts
Brazil nuts
Pecans
Almonds
Walnuts

Chocolate is a popular addition to cookie recipes, whether chocolate chips, dipped in chocolate, or in the dough itself. But is chocolate low FODMAP? It can be if you stick to specific portion sizes!

If we haven’t mentioned your favourite ingredients or toppings, check the Monash University App for information about low FODMAP ingredients and the appropriate serving sizes.

Summary

Some cookies (bought or homemade) may not be low FODMAP due to the content of high FODMAP ingredients, such as particular types of flour or nuts.

However, there are some great options for low FODMAP cookies to buy in various flavours.

You can easily get your cookie fix and show off your baking skills using the above low FODMAP cookie recipes while sticking to the low FODMAP diet!

Written by Annabelle Green, Registered Dietitian, reviewed by Kirsten Jackson, Consultant Dietitian BSc Hons, RD, PG Cert

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