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    Home » Meal Recipe Ideas » Dessert » Bakery Goodies » Cookies

    Sugar Free Keto Gingerbread Cookies

    Filed Under: Cookies, Gluten Free, Keto and Low Carb Recipes, Sugar Free Cookies, Sugar Free Recipes

    Sugar Free Keto Gingerbread Cookies, a simple and delicious dessert or snack recipe for holiday cookies that can be cut into shapes.
    4.50 from 4 votes
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    Sugar Free Keto Gingerbread Cookies that are crunchy and sweet.

    These cookies taste just like the gingerbread cookies that we know and love but, without the added sugar.

    Sugar Free Keto Gingerbread Cookies, a simple and delicious dessert or snack recipe for holiday cookies that can be cut into shapes.

    Gingerbread cookies with no added sugar.

     
    This is a sugar free and low carbohydrate version of the classic cookie.

    However, these cookies work great with or without the cookie cutters that make them so famous.

    Did you try my Sugar Free Pumpkin Gingerbread ?

    That gingerbread recipe is made with real pumpkin puree. The pumpkin puree gives that tasty bread loaf a wonderful flavor as well as a lush texture!

    To make this recipe you may need cookie cutter. You can find a selection of holiday and gingerbread cookie cutters here.

    Frequently Asked Questions About Gingerbread.

    What is Gingerbread?

    "Gingerbread" is more of a category of baked goods rather than a specific recipe or food. It is most associated with fall or autumn baking and the season of harvest.

    The Gingerbread category is seen in desserts such as cookies, cupcakes, and cakes. However, gingerbread can also refer to a loaf of bread as well.

    What does Gingerbread taste like?

    Classic gingerbread is a marriage of spices with a balance of molasses.
    The spices that are common with gingerbread often include, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, nutmeg, and anise.

    Sugar Free Keto Gingerbread Cookies, a simple and delicious dessert or snack recipe for holiday cookies that can be cut into shapes.

    Here are some tips for making gingerbread cookies.

    Refrigerating the cookie dough is essential to getting the perfect structure needed to cut out wonderful cookie shapes. Feel free to make the dough ahead of time and refrigerate it up to a few days before actually making the cookies.

    More helpful tips for you.

    1. This recipe is made with almond flour. Blanched almond flour that is also superfine can give these cookies a nice texture.
    2. These cookies should be done when the edges begin to darken. The cookies centers should set after taking the cookies out of the oven. For this reason you should allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet to fully set.
    3. Lastly, your cookies should be fully cooled before adding the icing.

    How to store sugar free gingerbread cookies.

    These cookies should be stored in an airtight container. If properly stored, these cookies should keep for up to five days. The dough however, can be frozen in an airtight container or zip top freezer bag for up to a few months.

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    Sugar Free Keto Gingerbread Cookies, a simple and delicious dessert or snack recipe for holiday cookies that can be cut into shapes.

    About this sugar free gingerbread cookie recipe.

    This recipe for gingerbread men (or women) cookies is adapted from a classic holiday cookie ideas. However, this recipe has contains no added sugar or gluten.

     
    To make this recipe we will first make the cookie dough.

    We will then refrigerate the dough enough for it to be sturdy enough to cut into shapes. After baking and cooling, we can decorate the cookies with sugar free icing.

    Ingredients needed to make gingerbread cookies with no added sugar.

    • Almond Flour. Use almond flour and not almond meal for best results.
    • Baking Soda. This helps the cookies rise slightly so they become soft and crumbly.
    • Ground Ginger, Ground Cinnamon, Ground Nutmeg, Ground Cloves. These spices are the perfect combination of spices for gingerbread!
    • Butter. This adds to the flavor and moisture of the cookies.
    • Brown Sugar Alternative. This provides the sweetness to our cookies along with adding to the color.
    • Egg. Used in this recipe to hold the ingredients together.
    • Vanilla Extract. Add to enhance the sweetness and warm spices in these cookies.
    Sugar Free Keto Gingerbread Cookies, a simple and delicious dessert or snack recipe for holiday cookies that can be cut into shapes.

    How to make Sugar Free Keto Gingerbread Cookies

    • In a medium bowl, use a whisk to mix together the Almond Flour, Baking Soda, Ground Ginger, Ground Cinnamon, Ground Nutmeg, and Ground Cloves .
    • Next, in a mixing bowl, beat together the brown sugar alternative and the butter until smooth. Then stir in the egg and the vanilla extract.
    • Now, add the dry ingredients from the first bowl to the wet ingredients in the mixing bowl and mix until combined, breaking up any lumps as needed.
    • Divide the dough in two and shape each piece into a 1” thick round disc. Wrap the discs in plastic wrap and place them in the fridge to chill for two hours (or up to overnight).
    • Remove one of the cookie dough discs from the refrigerator and remove the plastic wrap. Roll the dough out on your work surface out to ⅛” thick. Then use your cookie cutter to cut the cookies out. Cut out gingerbread of your desired size and then carefully place them on a parchment lined baking sheet.
    • Place the baking sheet in the freezer and chill the cut-out cookies for 15 minutes. While the cookies chill, preheat the oven to 350F. You can also prepare a second baking sheet with cookies using the remaining cookie dough disc (or save the disc for later).
    • You can bake the chilled cookies for 10-12 minutes or just until they are set around the edges. Or, if you prefer a crunchy cookie, bake the cookies for 13-15 minutes. .
    • Remove the cookies from the oven and allow them to cool on the pan until set, about five minutes. Then transfer the cookies to a wire cooling rack and cool completely before decorating.
    • You can find recipes for sugar free icing here.

    Expert Tip👉 Roll your cookie dough out on parchment paper or a baking mat that can go into the oven. You can simply cut the cookie shapes, remove the excess dough, and then transfer the cookies using the mat or parchment paper to the baking sheets for baking.

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    Table of contents for this recipe

    • Gingerbread cookies with no added sugar.
    • Frequently Asked Questions About Gingerbread.
    • Here are some tips for making gingerbread cookies.
    • How to store sugar free gingerbread cookies.
    • About this sugar free gingerbread cookie recipe.
      • Ingredients needed to make gingerbread cookies with no added sugar.
      • How to make Sugar Free Keto Gingerbread Cookies

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    Sugar Free Keto Gingerbread Cookies, a simple and delicious dessert or snack recipe for holiday cookies that can be cut into shapes.
    Sugar Free Keto Gingerbread Cookies, a simple and delicious dessert or snack recipe for holiday cookies that can be cut into shapes.
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    Sugar Free Keto Gingerbread Cookies

    Sugar Free Keto Gingerbread Cookies, a simple and delicious dessert or snack recipe for holiday cookies that can be cut into shapes.
    Prep Time15 mins
    Cook Time15 mins
    Course: cookies
    Cuisine: American
    Search Result: Sugar Free Keto Gingerbread Cookies
    Servings: 18

    Ingredients

    • 2 ¼ cups Almond Flour
    • 1 tsp Baking Soda
    • 1 ½ tsp Ginger
    • 1 tsp Cinnamon
    • ¼ tsp Nutmeg
    • ⅛ tsp Cloves
    • ½ cup Butter
    • ½ cup Surkin Gold - see post for details and alternatives
    • 1 Egg
    • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract

    Instructions

    • In a medium bowl, use a whisk to mix together the Almond Flour, Baking Soda, Ground Ginger, Ground Cinnamon, Ground Nutmeg, and Ground Cloves .
    • Next, in a mixing bowl, beat together the brown sugar alternative and the butter until smooth. Then stir in the egg and the vanilla extract.
    • Add the dry ingredients from the first bowl to the wet ingredients in the mixing bowl and mix until combined, breaking up any lumps as needed.
      Divide the dough in two and shape each piece into a 1” thick round disc.
      Wrap the discs in plastic wrap and place them in the fridge to chill for two hours (or up to overnight).
    • When you are ready to make the cookies, verly lightly dust a clean work space with a small amount of almond flour. Remove one of the cookie dough discs from the refrigerator and remove the plastic wrap.
      Roll the dough out on your work surface out to ⅛” thick. Then use your cookie cutter to cut the cookies out.
      Cut out gingerbread of your desired size and then carefully place them on a parchment lined baking sheet.
    • Place the baking sheet in the freezer and chill the cut-out cookies for 15 minutes.
      While the cookies chill, preheat the oven to 350F. You can also prepare a second baking sheet with cookies using the remaining cookie dough disc (or save the disc for later).
    • Bake the chilled cookies for 10-12 minutes or just until they are set around the edges. Then transfer the cookies to a wire cooling rack and cool completely before decorating

    Recipe Notes

    *Please check the nutritional labels to assure that you are sticking to your diet restrictions for any substitutions used.
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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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    Nutrition

    Calories: 129kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 23mg | Sodium: 105mg | Potassium: 7mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 171IU | Vitamin C: 0.01mg | Calcium: 34mg | Iron: 1mg
    Please note: Nutritional data has been calculated using a tool that comes with this recipe card and not by me. This means that Nutritional Information is only an estimate and can vary especially with ingredients that you use. The accuracy of this tool may differ from other tools as expected. Also note that there is no instructional value to the video that may be attached to this recipe. It is only there for visual pleasure. For more information about the images in this recipe, please refer the the recipe instructions. Thank you!

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