Easy Keto Low-Carb Soft Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies is a simple and quick, gluten-free, and sugar-free recipe perfect for ketogenic diets and lifestyles. These low-sugar cookies are also great for Christmas cookies and holidays. The recipe uses almond flour and is practically no-carb and carb-free.
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Calories: 91 Fat: 9G Net Carbs: 1G Protein: 2G
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Is Cream Cheese on Keto Diet?
Absolutely! 2 ounces of cream cheese has 2 net carbs, which is really small when divided among multiple servings.
How Do You Make Sugar Cookies with Cream Cheese?
Step 1: Line a cookie sheet or sheet pan with a silicone baking mat.
Step 2: Add the Swerve Sweetener and butter to a mixing bowl and mix with a hand mixer. Add the cream cheese, egg, and vanilla. Add the almond flour and mix.
Step 3: Use an ice cream scoop to scoop 12-14 cookies onto the sheet pan or cookie sheet.
Step 4: Bake.
Can You Use Coconut Flour On Keto?
Yes, coconut flour is low in carbs and absolutely keto friendly. Coconut flour absorbs flour differently in comparison to almond flour. Coconut flour is highly absorbent and will absorb a lot of moisture.
As such, I did not use any coconut flour in this recipe. For desserts and baking, I typically stick to almond flour.
Check out more Tips on Baking with Coconut Flour here.
What Desserts Can You Have on a Keto Low-Carb Diet?
Thanks to products like Swerve Sweetener and Lily’s Chocolate Chips there are so many keto-friendly desserts!
More Keto Dessert Recipes
Keto Cheesecake
Keto Chocolate Chip Cookies
Keto Peanut Butter Cookies
Keto Avocado Brownies
Keto Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Fat Bombs
Keto Pumpkin Spice Fat Bombs
Add cream cheese icing!
Make them into Christmas cookies!
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Easy Keto Low-Carb Soft Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies
Easy Keto Low-Carb Soft Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies is a simple and quick sugar-free recipe perfect for ketogenic diets and lifestyles. These low-sugar cookies are also great for Christmas cookies and holidays. The recipe used almond flour and is practically no-carb and carb-free.
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons butter Place in the microwave for 15 seconds to soften
- 3/4 cup sweetener I use Swerve granular. If you plan to add icing to the cookies you may want to use 1/2 cup of sugar. 3/4 cups of sugar will produce sweet cookies.
- 3 oz cream cheese Place in the microwave for 15 seconds to soften
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 egg
- 3 cups almond flour
Icing
- 3 oz cream cheese Place in the microwave for 15 seconds to soften
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon confectioners sweetener I used Swerve confectioners
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
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Line a cookie sheet or sheet pan with a silicone baking mat.
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Add the Swerve Sweetener and butter to a mixing bowl and mix with a hand mixer.
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Add in the cream cheese and mix.
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Add in the egg and vanilla. Mix.
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Add the almond flour and mix until cookie dough forms.
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Use an ice cream scoop to scoop 12-14 cookies onto the sheet pan or cookie sheet. I made 11 medium-large cookies. You can fix the cookies up using a silicone spoon to make them more circular like.
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Bake for 12-15 minutes until the cookies begin to brown. Mine were done around 14-15 minutes. You don't want them to turn fully brown, because that will impact whether they are soft and chewy!
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Remove the cookie sheet from the oven. Allow the cookies to cool for about 10 minutes or until they start to harden.
Icing
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Combine the ingredients and spread on the cookies. If this doesn't produce enough icing for you, add more cream cheese and confectioners sugar as needed.
Wilhelmina Wessel
Keto Christmas Cookies! This is a genius recipe!
Aimee Shugarman
Extra icing for me! These are fabulous.