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    Home » Cookies » Holiday Sugar Cookie Bars – Low Carb and Gluten-Free

    Published: Dec 21, 2012 · Modified: Dec 13, 2017 by Carolyn

    Holiday Sugar Cookie Bars – Low Carb and Gluten-Free

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    Holiday Sugar Cookie BarsOne 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.

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    The ever-sweet Katrina invited me to be a part of her second annual “I’ll Bring The Cookies” event and I knew almost instantly what I wanted to bring.  I’d seen Sugar Cookie Bars on Pinterest and other sites a few times and wanted to give them a low carb, gluten-free makeover.   These were really a simple variation on my Low Carb Cut-Out Sugar Cookies.  I had to double the recipe to make enough dough to press into an 8×8 pan, and I added some baking powder to help them puff up a bit and make them really soft.

    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!

    Low Carb Sugar Cookie Bars

    Please check out the Sugar Cookie Bar 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.

    Food energy: 244kcal

    Polyunsaturated fatty acids: 0.53g
    Total fat: 22.44g
    Calories from fat: 201
    Cholesterol: 50mg
    Carbohydrate: 6.01g
    Total dietary fiber: 2.55g
    Protein: 5.86g

    Looking for some delicious Gluten Free Soft Frosted Sugar Cookies? You have to check out this version from What the Fork!

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    1. Katie Sells says

      December 12, 2014 at 6:18 pm

      Hi,

      I am trying to make these but unfortunately the website In Katrina’s Kitchen is not working. I know this is a variation to your cut out sugar cookies. I was hoping you could pot the recipe or provide me with variations.

      Happy Holiday’s
      Katie

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      • Carolyn says

        December 13, 2014 at 10:04 am

        Oh dear! The problem is that I don’t have the recipe on this computer. But her site is up for me right now so here’s the link: http://www.inkatrinaskitchen.com/2012/12/sugar-cookie-bars-low-carb-and-gluten-free.html

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    2. Jamie says

      December 30, 2013 at 1:08 pm

      Some how, I screwed these up. I say some how, but I think the answer is: don’t cheap out and use almond meal, get almond flour. They were so thick, they didn’t bake completely. It was just a mess. Ah well. Not bad, since this was my only Christmas baking misstep (and I know it was my misstep, not your recipe)! I made the orange spritz cookies to rave reviews from everyone (and I had both types 1 and 2, gluten intolerances and corn syrup intolerances in the house!). I also made the apple caramel coffee cake for Christmas breakfast. Yum! Thank you for your hard work. Your recipes have made a great impact in my house.

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      • Carolyn says

        December 30, 2013 at 5:29 pm

        Oh dear, too bad about the bars. But so glad everything else worked!

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    3. Natasha says

      November 30, 2013 at 4:37 pm

      Do you have the nutritional information for these cookie bars? Mainly I’m curious about the calories and grams of fat. Thank you!

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      • Carolyn says

        December 02, 2013 at 7:27 am

        Hi Natasha…I do not, but you can easily run the ingredients through some online software like My Fitness Pal.

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    4. Natasha says

      November 30, 2013 at 4:36 pm

      Do you have the full nutritional information for these cookie bars? Mainly I’m curious about the calories and grams of fat. Thanks!

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    5. Judith says

      November 20, 2013 at 8:56 pm

      Made these today. Soft with a sugar cookie dough taste. I love them!

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    6. Julia says

      January 13, 2013 at 4:49 pm

      These are a new favorite I our house!

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    7. Nancy says

      December 28, 2012 at 8:01 am

      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!)

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    8. Kiersten @ Oh My Veggies says

      December 26, 2012 at 1:49 pm

      I hope you had a Merry Christmas! I am such a sucker for sugar cookies–I love these!

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    9. Sommer@ASpicyPerspective says

      December 24, 2012 at 10:10 am

      So cute and festive! Merry Christmas Carolyn!

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    10. Jeanette says

      December 22, 2012 at 1:44 pm

      Very festive Carolyn! Wishing you and your family a wonderful holiday filled with peace and joy.

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    11. Chocolate Rose says

      December 22, 2012 at 1:56 am

      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?

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      • Carolyn says

        December 22, 2012 at 11:13 am

        YOu probably want a little coconut flour to help stiffen it and keep it together. About 2 tablespoons in place of the oat flour.

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        • Chocolate Rose says

          December 22, 2012 at 11:41 am

          Awesome! Thank you! I’m going to give them a try.

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        • Chocolate Rose says

          December 23, 2012 at 12:21 pm

          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

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    12. Aranna says

      December 21, 2012 at 8:21 pm

      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 . . . .

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      • Carolyn says

        December 22, 2012 at 11:15 am

        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!

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        • Aranna says

          December 22, 2012 at 12:27 pm

          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.

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          • Carolyn says

            December 23, 2012 at 9:06 am

            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.

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    13. jo says

      December 21, 2012 at 3:14 pm

      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?

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      • Carolyn says

        December 21, 2012 at 3:40 pm

        Love it! Not that I paint, but it’s helpful on the rare occasion that I try my hand at cookie decorating!

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    14. Stacey says

      December 21, 2012 at 9:46 am

      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)

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    15. RavieNomNoms says

      December 21, 2012 at 9:36 am

      YES!! These look amazing, I am a sugar cookie fanatic!

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    16. Leanne @ healthful pursuit says

      December 21, 2012 at 9:21 am

      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 😉

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    17. Katrina @ In Katrina's Kitchen says

      December 21, 2012 at 7:53 am

      Thank you so much for bringing the cookies, my friend! I am in love with them!!

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