The holidays are just around the corner and you’re determined not to let holiday festivities stop you from succeeding with your low carb or ketogenic diet. The best way to stay on track is to find delicious low carb Christmas cookies you can enjoy and take to gatherings with family and friends.
These are so yummy, your friends and family won’t even know they’re eating keto Christmas cookies!
My darling husband is currently working hard to lose weight by following a Keto diet. Having yummy keto sweet treats like keto oreos or low carb fudge is what has helped him be most successful with his weight loss, plus he finds it easy to follow!
The hardest part of switching to Keto is giving up delicious snacks and treats, especially Keto Christmas cookies. But really, you don’t have to!! I love that you can still enjoy low carb cookies all year round, but in particular during the holidays.
By following a mostly meat and fat diet and then rewarding himself with an occasional Keto Christmas treat or low carb party snack has made all the difference around the holidays, in particular. He’s lost over 30 pounds so far, which is incredible! I’m so proud of him.
Here’s 14 of our favorite low carb Christmas cookies, bars and holiday fat bombs we enjoy that have really helped to make this program easier and a long-term weight loss program.
These recipes are definitely amazing all year round, so don’t think you just need to save them for the holidays!
Whether you’re a chocolate lover, love coconut, peanut butter keto cookies, want keto oreos, cream-filled cookies, ketochocolate cookies, or cheesecake bars, my round-up has you covered!
Some of the recipes are called Keto and others called low-carb. All of the recipes have the nutritional content listed so you’ll be able to make sure the recipe fits with your program.
Recipe by Sugar Free Mom
Recipe by Ruled.me
Recipe by Tips About Life
This recipe for keto oreos was the most clicked recipe in this post last year! Who knew having low carb oreos in your life would even be an option? These yummy keto oreos use almond flour, coconut flour and swerve sweetener to make these one of the best low carb cookies recipes.
After you make your keto oreos, make sure to share the milk! 😉
4. Low Carb German Chocolate Cookies
Recipe My Montana Kitchen
Recipe by I Save A to Z
I’m always a huge fan of the classic cookies that get lightened up and made healthier. You’ll love these peanut butter keto cookies and your family won’t notice the difference. They list numerous keto friendly sweeteners you can use, but in my opinion, at least, using stevia for something like keto peanut butter cookies isn’t the best option. Definitely, use one of the others!
These are such easy low carb peanut butter cookies and only have 3 ingredients.
Recipe by Simply Taralynn
Recipe by Low Carb Yum
Can you truly get through the holiday season without enjoying at least a few pieces of holiday fudge? These keto peanut butter fudge bites with a touch of cream cheese really know how to hit the spot for your low carb and keto dessert tray. Keto peanut butter fudge might just become one of your new favorite low carb no-bake peanut butter cookies
Recipe by Create Mindfully
Recipe by Divalicious Recipes
Recipe by Ditch the Carbs
Keto avocado cookies, especially made with yummy chocolate will satisfy most food cravings! You’ll never know these keto avocadocookies were healthy too.
Recipe by My PCOS Kitchen
By Keto Diet Blog
Why not skip the unhealthy pecan pie and instead make delicious keto pecan pic clusters instead? A perfect healthy treat for both a keto Thanksgiving and Keto Christmas.
Recipe by Hey Keto Mama
I fully admit that blondies are my guilty pleasure. Finding a low carb keto blondie recipe made life so much better.
Recipe by My Sweet Keto
Enjoy and we truly hope the Keto diet helps you reach yourhealth and fitness goals too! I’d love your recipe feedback about these yummy keto Christmas cookies after you make them! I know other readers would love to know which of these are the best of the bunch. 🙂
FAQs
Keto cookies soft-baked to perfection. 1-2 net carbs*. 8g of fat. No added sugar.
Do keto cookies need to be refrigerated? ›
Should Perfect Keto Cookies Be Refrigerated? You do not have to refrigerate these cookies, although there's no problem if you do.
Why are my keto cookies crumbly? ›
Without gluten, baked goods are fragile and crumbly. They try to fall apart on the first bite. To make your baked goodies more elastic, add one of these ingredients in place of gluten: xanthan gum or guar gum.
Can you eat cookies on keto? ›
Cookies may be the perfect serving size and convenient to boot, but a single chocolate chip cookie still has around 10 carbs per serving. This is why keto cookies exist. With just a few ingredient substitutions, you can have cookies that you can enjoy without worrying about counting carbs.
How many net carbs will kick you out of keto? ›
Eating more than 50 grams of carbs may disrupt ketosis.
Some people can eat more and still stay in ketosis, whereas others may need to restrict their carb intake more in order to stay in ketosis.
Do keto cookies raise blood sugar? ›
What makes a dessert Keto? Keto desserts are considered Keto Approved when there's ZERO SPIKE to blood sugar. This means the ingredients in the product are void of carbohydrates that raise blood sugar. If you consume food that raises blood sugar you're inhibiting the ability for the body to create Ketones.
Can I eat popcorn on keto? ›
Net carbs are calculated by taking the total grams of carbohydrate in a food and subtracting the amount of fiber. In this case, popcorn contains 6 grams of carbs per 1 cup serving and 1.2 grams of fiber, bringing the net carbs per serving to 4.8 grams. Yes friends, popcorn is indeed a keto food.
Is honey a keto food? ›
Honey is 100% carbohydrate, so it isn't part of the keto diet plan. For reference, one tablespoon of honey contains 17.2 grams of sugar. If you want to kick yourself out of ketosis, honey is a good way to do that. But what about other “healthy” sugar alternatives?
Is coconut flour keto? ›
Yes! It's one of the best flours around for keto baking, and it works for both sweet and savory recipes.
Why do you use a fork on peanut butter cookies? ›
These early recipes do not explain why the advice is given to use a fork, though. The reason is that peanut butter cookie dough is dense, and unpressed, each cookie will not cook evenly. Using a fork to press the dough is a convenience of tool; bakers can also use a cookie shovel (spatula).
Almond flour creates baked goods that are extra moist and tender, so they may crumble or fall apart if handled before completely cooled.
Why are peanut butter cookies so dry? ›
Why are my cookies dry and crumbly? This is most likely a classic case of using too much flour. It's crucial to properly measure the flour in this recipe, as even 1 extra tablespoon of flour can completely change the structure of the cookies. You also might have over baked them!
What is forbidden in the keto diet? ›
- Grains: Rice, wheat, oats, barley, rye, quinoa, buckwheat, etc. - Starchy Vegetables: Potatoes, peas, sweet potatoes, yams, corn, cassava, artichoke, etc. - Refined Carbs: Bread, pasta, pastries, tortilla, sandwich, etc. Due to the high-carb content of these food items, they are not keto-friendly.
What is the best keto sweetener for baking cookies? ›
Want crisp keto cookies? Use erythritol based sweeteners like Swerve, Lakanto, or So Nourished. Other options will make your cookies soft and cakey. I highly recommend Swerve Brown for the best brown sugar substitute for cookies!
What happens if you go over 20 carbs on keto? ›
Consuming too many carbs can kick your body out of ketosis — and it takes several days to 1 week to get back into it. In the meantime, your weight loss may be disrupted.
How many carbs should a keto snack have? ›
To make sure you stay in ketosis, you typically need to stick to under 50 grams of total carbs per day or 20 to 30 grams of net carbs. Some fruits that make great keto snacks. Because they're often high in carbs, not many fruits make the keto snacks list.
How many carbs are on keto? ›
The ketogenic diet typically reduces total carbohydrate intake to less than 50 grams a day—less than the amount found in a medium plain bagel—and can be as low as 20 grams a day. Generally, popular ketogenic resources suggest an average of 70-80% fat from total daily calories, 5-10% carbohydrate, and 10-20% protein.
How many carbs are in sugar free cookies? ›
Baker's Recipe Sugar Free Cookies (2 cookies) contains 17g total carbs, 10g net carbs, 6g fat, 1g protein, and 130 calories.
How many net carbs in a slice of keto bread? ›
This keto bread contains 1g net carbs per slice, providing a high flavor and fiber bread for those following a keto diet. Made to be delicious to the last bite, this sandwich bread also delivers on some very specific dietary preferences with 35 calories per bread slice.
Whether you’re a chocolate lover, love coconut, peanut butter keto cookies, want keto oreos, cream-filled cookies, ketochocolate cookies, or cheesecake bars, my round-up has you covered!
