Low Carb Holiday Cookies

These low carb holiday cookies are ideal for sharing with the family! The cream cheese frosting works perfectly with the chocolate cookie base!

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These holiday cookies are made up of three components – a soft cookie base (which actually contains ricotta!!), a cream cheese frosting, and sprinkles. Yes, these are regular sugary sprinkles because they really don't add that many carbs per cookie! But if you'd like to keep the decorated cookies sugar free then you could try dyeing some sweetener like I did for my Christmas Cocktail – or just skip them altogether.

Update – you can now buy low carb sprinkles from Amazon!

How to Make Low Carb Holiday Cookies

To prepare the cookies, beat some eggs in the bowl of a stand mixer. Then add almond flour, ricotta, low carb sweetener (Lakanto or granular Swerve would be perfect), unsweetened cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt. Beat until smooth.

Line a baking sheet with a silicone mat and spoon out 12 scoops of the cookie mix onto the pan. (And yes, I'm aware that they don't look very appealing right now – that's chocolate cookies for you LOL!)

Bake in a preheated oven for 10-12 minutes.

While the cookies are cooling, make the frosting. Add cream cheese, heavy cream, Confectioner's Swerve, and peppermint extract to a stand mixer. You could actually use any extract you like or omit it altogether. Mix until the frosting is smooth and thick.

Time to frost the cookies! Divide the frosting between the cookies, then shake a few sprinkles over each cookie, if using. You don't need many!

Happy Low Carb Holidays!

Make sure you've checked out my 35+ Low Carb Christmas Treats!

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Low Carb Holiday Cookies

Yield: 12 Cookies

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 12 minutes

Total Time: 22 minutes

These low carb holiday cookies are ideal for sharing with the family! The cream cheese frosting works perfectly with the chocolate cookie base!

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Ingredients

for the cookies

• 2 eggs
• 1 cup almond flour
• ½ cup Lakanto, or granular Swerve
• ½ cup ricotta
• ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• ½ tsp baking powder
• ¼ tsp salt

for the frosting

• ¼ cup heavy cream
• 4 oz cream cheese, softened
• 2 tbs Confectioner's Swerve
• ¼-½ teaspoon extract, eg almond, peppermint, optional
• 1 tsp low carb sprinkles, optional

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350F.
2. Beat the eggs in the bowl of a stand mixer. Then add the remaining cookie ingredients. Beat until smooth.
3. Line a baking sheet with a silicone mat and spoon out 12 scoops of the cookie mix onto the pan. Bake in a preheated oven for 10-12 minutes.
4. While the cookies are cooling, make the frosting. Add the frosting ingredients to a stand mixer bowl. Beat until the frosting is smooth and thick.
5. Time to frost the cookies! Divide the frosting between the cookies, then shake a few sprinkles over each cookie, if using.

Notes

3g net carbs per frosted cookie, including sprinkles.

Nutrition Information

Yield 12 Serving Size 1 Frosted Cookie
Amount Per ServingCalories 135 Total Fat 11g Saturated Fat 4g Cholesterol 49mg Sodium 100mg Carbohydrates 4g Net Carbohydrates 3g Fiber 1g Protein 5g

Nutritional information for this recipe is provided as a courtesy and is my best approximation. I cannot guarantee completely accurate data due to variations in ingredients and cooking methods. Carbohydrates from sugar alcohols are not included in net carb counts as it has been shown that they do not impact blood sugar. Net carbs are the total carbs minus fiber.

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