Cream Cheese Cookies – Diabetic and Keto Friendly | Ridley’s Wreckage

My father in law is a diabetic, he’s one of those big hearted people that plays Santa every year at their church. He fits the part to a “T”. He’s jolly, one of the friendliest people you will ever meet. He’s a caring and gentle soul, who absolutely loves everything about the holiday season. He especially loves all the delicious treats and bakes at Christmas time. Unfortunately being a diabetic has really limited the amount of sweets he can indulge in. So over the years I’ve been trying out different recipes so he too can have some holiday cheer. These Cream Cheese Cookies are one of his favorites, they have him 🎶 fa la la la la “ing” 🎶 his way through the festive season!

These wonderfully sweet and crispy cream cheese cookies are simple to make for a perfect sweet treat. You can press them into shapes, decorate them, or enjoy them plain!

Key Components

Butter

Only use unsalted butter in these cookies. I try not to use extra salt where it’s not needed.

Sweetener

Any low-carb sugar substitute will work. Liquid stevia or granular sweeteners will dissolve well in the cookie dough. There’s no need for a powdered erythritol blend.

Cream Cheese

Regular cream cheese (don’t use low-fat).

Flours

To obtain that perfect crispy texture, use almond flour and coconut flour. Be careful to measure accurately.

Vanilla

A little bit of vanilla extract makes the cookies taste like vanilla shortbread. But you can use almond extract or lemon extract to change up the flavor.

Xanthan Gum

I found that xanthan gum is the perfect binder and thickener in low-carb recipes. However, it’s not essential for these baked cookies.

How many carbs are in keto cream cheese cookies?

The net carbs per cookie will depend on how many cookies you create from the dough.

I used a tablespoon scoop and a cookie press. This yields more cookies than slicing. I was able to get 75 cookies from this dough, which came to half a net carb per cookie.

If you bake large cookies, you’ll need to recalculate the net carbs. However, as long as you get 40-50 cookies from the dough, these will be less than 1 net carb per cookie.

Pro Tips

• Plan ahead these cookies do best when chilled overnight.
• Cookies made from low-carb flours have a higher risk of crumbling. Adding xanthan gum binds the gluten free ingredients together better.
• Using a cookie press will compress the dough, so the time needed to refrigerate the dough is not as long. If you’re using the…