Sugar Free Ginger Pecan Cookies is a delicious alternative to the usual cookie recipe.
I like how the ginger and pecan flavors work with one another to make the perfect taste in a cookie.
Sugar Free Ginger Pecan Cookies
This is a sugar free version of a flavorful cookie idea.
Ginger pecan cookies are especially popular during the holiday season as well.
Did you try my recipe for Ginger Snap Cookies?
That Ginger Snap cookie recipe is another popular cookie during the holiday season that features the taste of ginger.
This recipe also includes pecans and does not have molasses or a molasses alternative in it.
This recipe features that flavor of ginger thanks to ground ginger. You can find ground ginger here.
People often ask what does ginger do to your body.
Ginger is a spice that has 'medicinal' history.
As a result, many equate ginger with health benefits today.
The experts tell us that ginger is a good source of antioxidants.
Those antioxidants can be helpful with high blood pressure and fighting certain diseases.
I will say that ginger is used to flavor beverages and food that I consume often and you may as well.
You may be wondering what are ginger cookies made of.
Certainly, there is ginger in this cookie recipe.
That ginger is added in spice form as this is what works best for a cookie that bakes in the oven.
It only takes a small amount of ginger to get that great taste.
To balance out the strong flavor of the ginger, we will add sweetener.
That sweetener should be sugar free and have the ability to be bakes with.
Here are some tips for making these ginger cookies.
These Ginger cookies are chewy on the inside and crispy on the edges.
This balance is achieved through refrigerating the dough and how we bake the cookies.
Here are some helpful tips.
- Creaming of the butter with the sugar alternatives is an important step to achieving the perfect texture in these cookies. These ingredients should be mixed until smooth and creamy before following to the next step.
- The baking method is also important to these cookies. I suggest rotating the baking sheets to get an evenly baked cookie. We want a chewy cookie in the center while crispy in the edges to result.
- The cookie dough can be, and really should be, made in advance and refrigerated for a better cookie. Refrigerating the cookie dough allows for the flour to hydrate and absorb all the butter and ground ginger flavors.
How to store Ginger Pecan Cookies.
These cookies should be stored in an air tight container.
If properly stored, these cookies should last for about a week.
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Make this a keto low carbohydrate ginger cookie.
This recipe is made with all purpose flour.
It also contains brown sugar alternative and white sugar alternative.
Feel free to use alternatives that are keto low carb friendly.
You can find keto low carb diet friendly all purpose flour here.
When selecting alternatives, please make sure that they measure 1:1 with what you are replacing and that they can be baked with as well.
Ingredients needed to make this cookie recipe.
- Flour- 2 ½ cups all purpose. Feel free to use a low carb keto friendly all purpose flour that measures 1:1 with regular flour.
- Baking Soda- 1 teaspoon.
- Salt- ½ teaspoon.
- Ground ginger- 2 teaspoons.
- White Sugar Alternative- ¾ cup. Please use a granular alternative that measures 1:1 with sugar.
- Brown Sugar Alternative-¾ cup. Please use a granular brown sugar alternative that measures 1:1 with brown sugar.
- Butter- 1 cup, softened to room temperature. That is two sticks.
- Vanilla Extract- 1 teaspoon.
- Eggs- 2, at room temperature.
- Pecans- 1 cup, chopped.
- Optional- Sugar Free White Chocolate for topping.
How to make Sugar Free Ginger Pecan Cookies
- In a medium bowl, use a fork or a whisk to blend together the flour, baking soda, salt, and ground ginger. Set this bowl aside. Then in a mixing bowl, beat together the butter with the sugar alternatives (white and brown) until creamy. When creamy, add the vanilla extract and the eggs.
- Add the dry ingredients from the first bowl to the mixing bowl. Do this by adding half of the dry ingredients at a time, mixing gently between additions. Mix until just blended. The fold in the chopped pecans. Cover the mixing bowl and refrigerate for at least an hour.
- When you are ready to bake, preheat the oven to 325 and prep two rimmed baking sheets for nonstick (I use parchment paper). Use a cookie scoop to scoop out the cookies and place them about two inches apart on the baking sheets. Then use the bottom of a glass or flat object to slightly flatten each cookie.
- Bake for seven minutes and then rotate the baking sheets. Continue to bake for another seven to nine minutes or until the cookie edges turn lightly golden. Transfer the cookies to a cooling rack to allow them to finish setting. You can top the cookies with drizzled melted sugar free white chocolate at this time as well.
The Recipe Card for Sugar Free Ginger Pecan Cookies
Sugar Free Ginger Pecan Cookies
Ingredients
- 2½ cups Flour - see post for alternatives
- 1 tsp Baking Soda
- ½ tsp Salt
- 2 tsp Ground Ginger
- ¾ cup Monk Fruit -see post for details and alternatives
- ¾ cup Surkin Gold -see post for details and alternatives
- 1 cup Butter
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 2 Eggs
- 1 cup Pecans
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, use a fork or a whisk to blend together the flour, baking soda, salt, and ground ginger. Set this bowl aside. Then in a mixing bowl, beat together the butter with the sugar alternatives (white and brown) until creamy. When creamy, add the vanilla extract and the eggs.
- Add the dry ingredients from the first bowl to the mixing bowl. Do this by adding half of the dry ingredients at a time, mixing gently between additions. Mix until just blended. The fold in the chopped pecans. Cover the mixing bowl and refrigerate for at least an hour.
- When you are ready to bake, preheat the oven to 325 and prep two rimmed baking sheets for nonstick (I use parchment paper). Use a cookie scoop to scoop out the cookies and place them about two inches apart on the baking sheets. Then use the bottom of a glass or flat object to slightly flatten each cookie.
- Bake for seven minutes and then rotate the baking sheets. Continue to bake for another seven to nine minutes or until the cookie edges turn lightly golden. Transfer the cookies to a cooling rack to allow them to finish setting. You can top the cookies with drizzled melted sugar free white chocolate at this time as well.
Recipe Notes
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Nutritional Information is only an estimate and can vary especially with ingredients that are used. See thesugarfreediva.com for details on this recipe.
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Sugar Free Ginger Pecan Cookies, a tasty dessert recipe that has no added sugar. Keto Low Carb Option included.
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