One of the advantages of aging is that the older I get, the less I worry about making an ass of myself. That self-consciousness, that concern over what other people are going to think, seems to diminish with each passing year. I see it as an advantage because it means I am far more comfortable in my own skin than I was as a younger woman. My kids probably see it as a distinct disadvantage because I can get incredibly goofy and I have no qualms about embarrassing them, in private or in public. That’s what parents are for, right? I take great delight in proving myself to be the dork I really am at heart. It makes me laugh. Case in point…the guest post I did for Katrina of In Katrina’s Kitchen. Go read it. It’s funny. At least I think it’s funny. And if you don’t find it amusing, at least you get a great Low Carb Sugar Cookie Bar Recipe out of the deal.
They turned out perfectly, just as I thought they would. And I learned a neat little tip for getting a deep rich red for my frosting. Truth is, I messed up and coloured it all green before I remembered I needed some red for stripes. So I decided to see if I could just add a few drops of red to some of the green frosting. And for once, instead of a lurid pinky red, I got a beautiful deep red with a hint of maroon. Keep that in mind the next time you’re decorating!
Please check out the recipe at In Katrina’s Kitchen.
Serves 20. Each bar has 6.1 g of carbs and 2.6 g of fiber. Total NET CARBS = 3.5 g.
I am Carolyn, a writer, runner, mother and diabetic. I am also the evil mastermind behind this blog. I live for food. Join me in my experiments in creating delicious low carb, gluten free recipes. 
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Thank you so much for bringing the cookies, my friend! I am in love with them!!
What a fun event! It’s the first I’ve heard of it. Going over to check out your recipe now. Looks right up my alley
YES!! These look amazing, I am a sugar cookie fanatic!
Thanks for making me laugh! I can so relate to the getting older and being comfy in your own skin. I love being silly and one kid rolls his eyes, the other usually laughs. Life is too short not to be happy. I’m definitely going to try these cookies – they look so yummy. Thanks for sharing! (and Merry Christmas)
Offering you a little bit of my dorkiness in exchange for your’s: when mixing colours for a painting, adding a bit of a complementary colour to another colour will knock back that second colour. So, a little bit of green will knock back a bright red. And a little bit of orange will knock back a bright blue….and so on. Cool, huh?
Love it! Not that I paint, but it’s helpful on the rare occasion that I try my hand at cookie decorating!
I really love your site! The recipes look amazing, and as soon as I get the special ingredients, I plan to start trying them out. I must say, however, that I don’t like the pop-up banner ad at the bottom that must be “x’ed” out to remove it. After learning that sometimes malware is transmitted via these pop-ups, I’ve started exiting the websites where these appear. Just saying . . . .
I don’t have pop up banners on my blog at the bottom. Are you looking at it from a smart phone? Because some smartphone browsers have ads you have to opt out of. They aren’t on my blog, I don’t have any ads anywhere at the bottom. Thanks!
I’m so sorry! Was viewing from my iPad. I didn’t know Safari had that option. Thanks for your reply. I will continue following your excellent blog.
It happens on my Android too, and I haven’t figured out how to get rid of it. Seriously annoying, I agree. I think Apple has a specific way of getting rid of them, just do a google search on it.
These sound great! I’d love a sugar cookie I don’t have to roll out. I can’t use the oat flour, though. Do you think these would work with all almond flour?
YOu probably want a little coconut flour to help stiffen it and keep it together. About 2 tablespoons in place of the oat flour.
Awesome! Thank you! I’m going to give them a try.
I subbed the coconut flour for the oat flour and these turned out awesome! Thanks so much for sharing your great recipes!! I am so excited to have a bar cookie that can be thrown together pretty quickly. I’m thinking about working some chocolate into these – frosting, chocolate chips…? Mmmmmm
Very festive Carolyn! Wishing you and your family a wonderful holiday filled with peace and joy.
So cute and festive! Merry Christmas Carolyn!
I hope you had a Merry Christmas! I am such a sucker for sugar cookies–I love these!
You have made me laugh and that remark about getting older and not worried about making an ass of myself, I have felt the same way! And I really love the fact that it embarrasses by girls (a two fer!). And I KNOW I am going to love these bars. I get really lazy about making cookies, so just smoosh the dough into the pan, and voila! cookies/bars/whatever!!!! Thank you for sharing. Next on my list (also the fudge you just posted!)
These are a new favorite I our house!