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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My neighbor always makes the traditional Italian cookies like these and I LOVE them! I’m excited to try these myself this year.
Love molasses cookies…my grandmother’s recipe!
snickerdoodles
Favorite cookie is soft chocolate chip.
Any type of cookie is great!
Sugar cookies! I love your blog and recipes!
Pecan shortbread and peanut butter!
Sugar Cookies!
Can’t wait to try… my dad is Italian and diabetic. I love to try new recipes to see if he approves 🙂
Sugar Cut Out cookies 🙂
I love making cookies and decorating them more than eating them!
Peanut butter by far is my favorite
My Aunt’s sugar cookies and oatmeal raisin.
Shortbread cookies and frosted sugar cookies are my favorite anytime of year. Not quite the same with low-carb versions, but I am learning to like them.
Could one use anise seed or ground anise powder I have access to that if not that is ok. theses sound yummy.
Sure, I think those would be fine.
sugar cookies with frosting, oh and russian tea cookies
Gingerbread cookies are a holiday favorite of mine, but I never met a cookie I didn’t like!
I love all shortbread type cookies…
Arguably not a cookie, but I love magic cookie bars.
My favourite cookie for the holidays are Chocolate Orange Blossom cookies!!! Imagine peanut butter blossom cookies but instead of a peanut butter cookie it’s a chocolate cookie with orange extract and orange peel! SO GOOD!!! It’s like a cookie version of a Terry’s Chocolate Orange!