My Favorite Low Carb Sugar Cookie Recipe

Full disclosure… I am not a recipe blogger! The thing is, as I play with various low carb recipes and come up with a keeper, I feel an obligation to share. This awesome low carb cookie recipe is no exception! The way I see it, I can email this keto-licious recipe to friends and family, one by one, or I can just post it here. If I receive good feedback, you just may see a recipe from time to time.

So here goes.

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The number of ads on some websites are seriously, ridiculous. Most bloggers won’t retire on the income made from ads so while I get it and have a few myself, enough already!

Now let’s get to it!

Keto Lemon Sugar Cookie Recipe

This is the best low carb cookie recipe I’ve tasted so far. A big claim, I know!

I’ve made this recipe using both lemon and orange extracts. Both turned out really great, so feel free to experiment!

Ingredients:

1/4 cup butter
3 oz cream cheese
1 1/8 cup of Swerve (or other natural sweetener - be sure to use a conversion chart)
1 large egg white
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp of lemon extract
1/4 tsp sea salt
1/2 tsp gluten free baking powder
3 cups of almond flour (plus a little to get the right consistency if needed)

Directions:

1. Whip butter, cream cheese and sweetener in a bowl.
2. Add vanilla, lemon extract, salt, baking powder, egg white until mixed.
3. Slowly blend in the almond flour.
4. Roll into 1 inch balls (use a small tablespoon). The consistency should be like peanut butter cookie dough. Add more almond flour until the dough doesn't come off on your hands when you are rolling the balls.
5. Flatten into 2 inch cookies. You can use a fork (like in the picture) or the bottom of a glass. If you use the glass, be sure to oil the bottom with olive oil to avoid it sticking to the dough.
6. Bake 15 mins at 350 or until golden brown (a little darker at the edges).

Makes 32 cookies.

Enjoy!

Nutritional Facts:

These nutritional facts are estimated based on the specific ingredients I used and will vary if any are substituted. I like to use the MyFitnessPal app to get an accurate reading on macro and calorie count. I have dozens of recipes created with this information. What a great tool!

*Note that I did not account for carbs in the Swerve sweetener since they do not significantly raise blood sugar for most people.

Low carb cookie recipe - nutritional facts

I hope you like the recipe!

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