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 fav is mincemeat. Would love to learn how to make these low carb.
Oh ye of little faith… https://alldayidreamaboutfood.com/2013/12/mincemeat-tarts-with-hard-sauce-low-carb-and-gluten-free.html
Our favorite are sugar cookies, family fav.
Can’t wait to try them
They look delicious. It would be hard to stop at two!
My favorite has always been shortbread or frosted sugar cookie. 😀
Fav cookie —— pumpkin with black walnuts and chocolate chips (or butterscotch chips shhhh)
Shortbread cookies have been a favorite of mine in the past. Now I’m open to any low carb treats!
These cookies look wonderful! Can’t wait to try them!!!
Almond press cookies! Yum!!!
I love peanut butter blossoms!!
My favorite is chocolate chip. Finally found Swerve in the grocery store so I’m excited to try new cookies recipes this year.
My favorite is peanut butter blossom.
My favorite has to be sugar cookies!
My favorite cookie are cutouts or sesame cookies with orange flavoring or white chocolate with cranberries or a real good chocolate chip or….okay I love them all!
I love love love sugar cookies with frosting!!!
Hony Cookies
I love all cookies all of the time but iced sugar cookies are so special at Christmas.
Peanut butter blossoms, you know those peanut buttery cookies with the hersey kiss on top. Oh how i wish they were on plan
I absolutely LOVE anything Chocolate, but I think my favorite would be a simple sugar cookie with a chocolate drizzle!
Coconut macaroons topped with a little dark chocolate!! Yum.