Super Soft Keto Sugar Cookies with Rich Cream Cheese Frosting
Santa will love these soft keto sugar cookies!
You can still bake keto cookies during the holidays! 🎄
Frosted sugar cookies are back on the list to make this Christmas. The tradition of decorating cookies around the table for hours is still going strong in my family thanks to this soft keto sugar cookies recipe.
They taste just like grandma’s sugar cookies, with that sweet, buttery flavor and rich, creamy frosting – but without all of the sugar and carbs!
Say hello to the best soft keto sugar cookies around! 👋
These soft keto sugar cookies are pretty easy to make. Be warned that the dough is fairly soft so don’t skip out on chilling it before rolling and baking. I tested out several versions of this recipe and a few different types of keto sweeteners to get it just perfect.
My preference is keto confectioners sweetener for baking. To me, it tastes the most like real sugar and has the least amount of an aftertaste. You can use a granular keto sweetener though, and that still works just fine. I even tried a keto brown sugar sweetener and that created a great flavor too!
Keto Sugar Cookies
yield: 28 SERVINGS
prep time: 1 HOUR 15 MINUTES
cook time: 8 MINUTES
total time: 1 HOUR 23 MINUTES
Soft keto sugar cookies made with almond flour, coconut flour, and a keto-approved sweetener.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/3 cup keto confectioners sweetener
- 3 tablespoons cream cheese
- 1 egg
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon extract (or almond extract)
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/4 cup almond flour
- 1/2 cup coconut flour
- 1/4 teaspoon xanthan gum, optional (will make for a softer cookie)
Keto frosting:
- 1/2 cup cream cheese
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1/2 cup keto confectioners sweetener
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoon heavy whipping cream
- food coloring (optional)
Directions
1
In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, cream together butter, cream cheese, and keto confectioners sweetener until light and fluffy, at least 2 to 3 minutes. Add in egg, vanilla, and lemon (or almond) extract. Mix well.
2
Add baking powder, salt, almond flour, and coconut flour into the bowl and mix on low until everything is well combined. If adding xanthan gum, mix it in at this time as well.
3
Shape cookie dough into a large ball and cover it with plastic wrap or wrap it with parchment paper. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour. This step is very important.
4
After the dough is chilled, you're ready to make the cookies. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
5
Sprinkle coconut flour over the counter surface and on the dough, if needed. Roll out the dough to 1/4 inch thick. If you do not have a smooth surface, you can roll out the dough between 2 pieces of parchment paper. Cut out dough with cookie cutters and place on the parchment-lined cookie sheet.
6
Bake in the oven for about 8 to 10 minutes or until the edges turn slightly golden brown. Remove the cookie sheet from the oven. Do NOT remove cookies from the cookie sheet until they are completely cooled. This will take about 10 minutes.
7
While the cookies are cooling, you can make the frosting. Using an electric mixer, beat together cream cheese, butter, and keto confectioners sweetener until light and fluffy, about 2 to 3 minutes. Then mix in vanilla and heavy whipping cream until well combined.
8
Frost the cookies once they are cooled. You can divide the frosting into several small bowls to add food coloring if desired.
Additional Notes
Nutrition information without frosting: 79 Calories | 6.4g Fat | 4g Total Carbs | 1.4g Fiber | 0.7g Sugar | 1.7g Sugar Alcohols | 0.9g Net Carbs | 1.9g Protein
Nutrition Information
Yield: 28 frosted cookies, Serving Size: 1 frosted cookie
Amount Per Serving:
103 Calories | 9.4g Fat | 6.8g Total Carbs | 1.4g Fiber | 0.8g Sugar | 4.3g Sugar Alcohol | 2.2g Protein | 1.2g Net Carbs
Tips for making the best soft keto sugar cookies:
- It’s very important that you chill this dough before rolling it out. It’s a soft dough and chilling it definitely makes it easier to work with when rolling it out and using cookie cutters.
- If you don’t have a smooth surface to roll out your cookie dough, you can simply place the cookie dough between two pieces of parchment paper before rolling.
- When rolling out the dough, make sure to sprinkle coconut flour on the countertop and dough to prevent any sticking to the rolling pin or your favorite Christmas cookie cutters.
- Leave the soft keto sugar cookies on the baking sheet for about 10 minutes after baking and before transferring them to a rack to finish cooling. The cookies are very soft when right out of the oven.
- Don’t want to use cookie cutters? You can make this recipe even easier by rolling the dough into a log before chilling and then slicing it into 1/4-inch rounds to create circle-shaped cookies.
- I used lemon extract in these soft keto sugar cookies because that’s what’s in my family’s traditional sugar cookie recipe. Almond extract is a little more traditional, so feel free to use either one. I don’t recommend using both though!
- Did you know you can add a tiny bit of food coloring to granular keto sweetener to make your own sprinkles? Also, you can now buy sprinkles that are keto-approved.
These sugar cookies are so simple and easy to make.
Now we can all continue the fun Christmas cookie decorating tradition with these keto-approved sugar cookies! I hope you and your family enjoy them as much as I do!
Looking for another keto cookie recipe to make this holiday season? You’ve got to try these Keto Gingerbread Cookies!
Can these be made with just a different flour? My son is allergic to tree nuts, including almonds and I’m looking for N alternative
You can try this one: https://hip2keto.com/product-reviews/sunflour-sunflower-seed-flour/
Do you have any ideas for a tried and true egg substitute?
Great question, Lauren 🥚! We have a list of egg substitutes when you click here.
Can the dough be chilled overnight? I want to make the dough tonight so we can work on cookie cutters tomorrow morning! Thank you, excited to try these!!
Hi Amanda! The dough is fairly soft, so you’ll want to be sure to refrigerate for at least an hour prior to rolling/baking. We haven’t tested keeping them refrigerated overnight, but we’d love to hear how they turn out, if you try them out this way! ❤️🍪 Hoping you love them!
I can’t wait to make these keto sugar cookies for a friend who is diabetic. Does the frosting be one firm once dried? I would like to package them in a pretty container but don’t want to mess up the decorated cookies. Thank you!
Hi Beth! The frosting does firm up a bit as it dries. You could even pop them in the fridge first before putting them in a container, to help with that. Then test out on just one or two to see how they might stack for you. Hope that helps! 💞🤗