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.
Michelle Stark says
Cocout macaroons
Betsy says
Mexican wedding cookies and cut outs were always my favorite. Just made gingerbread cookies for the first time. I need to fund a low carb gingerbread recipe. These look dekishious!
Rachel says
Our newest favorite holiday cookie is Carolyn’s “No Bake Mint Cookie Cup” EGG FREE!
susan says
My favorite cookies are my mom’s lemon bars. She could make them ‘just right’ whereas when we made them, they would never set!
Carolyn says
I bet she had a secret ingredient or tip that she never told you, just so she could be the only one to make them! 🙂
Rebecca L says
My favourite cookies are my nanas chocolate chip cookies with extra cocoa and chocolate chips to make them extra chocolatey!
Lynette says
Snowball cookies and Christmas cutouts like my mom used to make. Never ever have I found a recipe that was even close and I fondly remember the turkey roaster full of cookie dough chilling in the fridge overnight and mom’s reaction to all the “dimples” of dough missing when she went to roll them out ?
Linda H says
My favorite Christmas cookies are Coconut Kisses. Buuuut… they’re made with lots of sugar, sweetened coconut, and cornflakes. Carbs, carbs, and more carbs. Maybe I’ll start messing around with the recipe. 🙂
Jen says
Frosted sugar cookies like my grandmother made!
Andrew Schultz says
Russian Tea Cakes always make me happy and can only be eaten during Christmas time.
Cathy says
I have recently gone sugar free and grain free but so far have not found a sweetener or flour replacement to bake anything yummy for Christmas. I have not seen Swerve in Fry’s or Walmart in Yuma so I haven’t tried it yet. I also don’t know what non grain flours replace all purpose flour the best. I only gave a little hand mixer so the mixmaster and packages of Swerve would be an amazing gifts, wish me luck!
Aubree Charlesworth says
My favorite is thumbprint cookies. I’ve been soooo obsessed with your recipe for twix thumbprint cookies. They are AMAZING!
Tricia Goss says
My favorite has to be melting moments aka snowballs
Becky Holmes says
Peanut butter is the best
Brooke says
My all time favorite Christmas Cookies are little butter cookies that my family calls “Melting Moments.” Definitely not low carb and I have been wanting to convert the recipe. Your Italian cookies look similar which is why I was excited to get your recipe (Hopefully they are!)
Eleni Jae says
My favorite cookie is my husband’s great grandmothers sugar cookie. Perfect every time! I have a batch of these Classic Italian Christmas cookies in the oven right now and my home smells wonderful! Thanks for all the recipes, Carolyn!
Christine says
I love monster cookies with M&Ms!
Andrea Murphy says
I like gingerbread and chocolate chip cookies.
Angie says
My favorite holiday cookie is any cookie that can stand up to being dunked in my coffee! There is something about dunking a cookie in coffee that feels like a treat.
F.A says
Shortbread and gingerbread cookies are my favourite!!
krickt says
Where do you get sugar/gluten free sprinkles? I haven’t found any anywhere!
Other than that, I can’t wait to make these!
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Carolyn says
You don’t, sadly! But there are so few on each cookie that it doesn’t raise the carb count at all. Just makes it look pretty!