Honestly some of the best low carb Christmas cookies I have ever made. A classic Italian recipe gets a healthy keto makeover!
It’s the holidays and I come bearing gifts! And pretty awesome gifts they are, if I do say so myself. The first are my new favourite Christmas cookies. Yes, yes, I say this about all my cookies because I fall fast and hard for whatever new creation I’ve just made. But really, these are startlingly good. They look relatively plain and not all that fancy. They don’t have lashings of frosting and there isn’t a speck of chocolate to be seen. Or peanut butter either, for that matter. But they are tender and soft, almost melt in your mouth, with a lovely hint of anise.
They are modelled after a classic Italian-style Christmas cookie. These would be the cookies I used to pass over on the holiday cookie plate in favour of the fancier, more gaudily festive ones. They simply looked too plain to me. But over the years, I’ve come to realize that there is so much to enjoy about the simpler things. This goes for life and for cookies. Simple, well-made cookies are such a pleasure. And let’s face it, the Italians do things right when it comes to the holidays.
I created this cookie recipe for my friends at Swerve Sweetener, so the actual recipe lives over there. But it’s worth the click-through, believe me. And I am making a double batch very soon to giveaway to family and friends.
Please see my Classic Italian Christmas Cookies on Swerve Sweetener
**Please note that there is something wrong with Swerve’s nutritional analysis that we are trying to sort out. My software gives this information: Food energy: 164kcal; Total fat: 14.62g; Carbohydrate: 4.50g; Total dietary fiber: 2.33g; Protein: 3.73g; Erythritol: 15g. NET carbs = 2.17g per serving. Serving size is TWO cookies.
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I really love all kinds of cookies, but sugar, chocolate chip, and peanut butter are probably my favorite.
Peanut butter Blossoms! My mom would make them every Christmas to share with friends and neighbors.
there is nothing better than a GOOD chocolate chip cookie (any tine of year)!
My favorite cookies are Snowballs. I won’t turn down a pretty iced sugar cookie or a gingerbread cookie either.
Snickerdoodles for me!
My favorite Christmas cookie is peanut butter with a chocolate kiss in the middle!!!
I take that back!!! Mocha Chocolate chip is my favorite!!!
English butter cookie cutouts then decorated.
Pre- sugar free I loved those Mexican Wedding cookies and thumb print cookies… but these might just be my new fave! Thanks so much!
i am looking forward to baking with swerve this year.
Chocolate chip are my favorite
I love gingersnaps and peanut butter blossoms. I’m so glad to find your recipe. My son just became a firefighter and he is also a bodybuilder. His new co-workers told him how most folks drop off tons of sweets for Christmas at the firehouse and hardly ever bring anything low carb and/or without sugar. Several of them desperately want some “good” treats. So my friend and I are planning to make gift baskets for 3 firestations filled with low carb goodies. I’m sure these italian cookies will be a big hit. Thank you!
Oh that’s a great idea. I hope they love them! I also have a recipe for low carb peanut blossoms.
I love you website and all the eindferful revives you post. I’ve tried many. They are good!
I have so many favorite Christmas cookies, would have to say Hungarian Christmas cookie, aka Kifli is number one!
Hot chocolate chip cookies are my favorite but also love watching my children make sugar cookies. Growing up my mom always made about 8 different types of cookies including Italian wedding cookies and Russian tea cakes.
I love peanut butter kisses!
basically anything with chocolate is my favorite, but these Italian cookies look scrumptious too!
My favorite is cheese straws but I really like lady fingers, too!
Fudge Puddles!
My favorite cookie is chocolate chip!
I love all kinds of cookies!!!