These Sugar Free Lemon Lime Butter Cookies are unique and delicious.
Made with both lemon and lime zest and juice, these crunchy cookies are perfectly buttery, sweet, and slightly tart, making them perfect for snacking on or for sharing with friends.
What you will read about in this recipe.
What makes butter cookies so good?
It is the buttery flavor and the melt-in-your-mouth tender texture that makes butter cookies so popular.
I like the the lemon and lime flavors take a basic butter cookie that is made without added sugar, up a notch into something really amazing!
Have you tried my recipe for Sugar Free Iced Lemon Cookies ?
That recipe for lemon cookies that are iced is based on a traditional 'Melting Moments' cookie recipes.
Both this lemon lime cookie recipe and that ice lemon cookie recipe are delicious cookie ideas that are perfect for a gathering or as a snack.
To make this recipe you will need lemon and lime zests. Freshly zested lemon and lime is preferred for this recipe.
What you need to make Lemon Lime Butter Cookies.
- Flour. All purpose flour was used to make my cookies. I have not tried an alternative flour to make these cookies with.
- Baking Soda. Added for leavening the cookies.
- Lemon Zest and Lime Zest. Use freshly zested zest for best results with the flavor of these cookies.
- Butter. Your butter should be softened to room temperature.
- Sugar Alternative. Use a granular sugar alternative that measures like sugar and that can also be baked with, for best results.
- Egg. The egg should also be at room temperature.
- Vanilla Extract. Added for a nice flavor balance.
- Lemon Juice and Lime Juice. Use fresh juice for optimal flavor and to make sure that there is no added sugar in the cookies.
- Optional toppings- Sugar free granulated sugar, sugar free powdered sugar, Sugar Free Glaze or Sugar Free Buttercream Icing.
How to make Lemon Lime Butter Cookies without sugar.
Servings : 30 Cookies.
Prep time: 5 minutes.
Cook time: 12 minutes.
- Preheat your oven to 325 and prepare two baking sheets for nonstick. I like to use parchment paper for a recipe such as this one.
- In a medium sized mixing bowl, use a whisk to combine together the flour, baking soda, and the lemon and lime zests.
- Next, in a large mixing bowl, beat together the butter and the sugar alternative until creamy. Then mix in the egg, vanilla extract and juices (lemon and lime).
- Add the flour mixture from the medium bowl and mix until just combined.
- To form the cookies, use a cookie scoop to scoop out the cookies and then roll the cookies into ball. If you are topping your cookie with granulated sugar alternative, your can roll the cookie dough ball through the sugar alternative (in a shallow bowl).
- Bake the cookies for 10-12 minutes, or until the edges start to turn golden brown.
- After taking the cookies out of the oven let them cool on the baking sheets for three minutes to set before transferring them to a cooling rack.
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Tips for making the best lemon lime cookies.
While these cookies are made with lemon and lime, you can use an alternative citrus or instead. I like orange for this recipe as well.
- Use freshly squeezed juice as well as real zest. Not only does the fresh stuff have the best flavor, sometimes the ready-made products can have additional ingredients such as sugar.
- To prevent excessive spread while baking, refrigerate the cookie dough for about 20 minutes before baking the cookies.
- Sprinkle a bit of granular or powdered sugar alternative on top before serving. This can add a bit of extra flavor and make your cookies pretty.
- Make this recipe lower in carbohydrates by using low carbohydrate sugar alternative. Also, use a low carbohydrate all purpose flour that measures like all purpose flour.
How to store lemon lime butter cookies.
These cookies should be stored in an airtight container.
If properly stored, these cookies should keep for up to five days at room temperature or up to three months if frozen.
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Print the recipe for lemon lime butter cookies.
Sugar Free Lemon Lime Butter Cookies
Ingredients
- 2 cups Flour
- 1 tsp Baking Soda
- 1 tsp Lemon Zest
- 1 tsp Lime Zest
- 1 cup Butter
- ¾ cup Sugar Alternative - see post for details
- 1 Egg
- 1 tsp Vanilla
- 2 tbsp Lemon Juice
- 2 tbsp Lime Juice
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 325 and prepare two baking sheets for nonstick.
- In a medium sized mixing bowl, use a whisk to combine together the flour, baking soda, and the lemon and lime zests.
- Next, in a large mixing bowl, beat together the butter and the sugar alternative until creamy. Then mix in the egg, vanilla extract and juices (lemon and lime).
- Add the flour mixture from the medium bowl and mix until just combined.
- To form the cookies, use a cookie scoop to scoop out the cookies and then roll the cookies into ball.
- Bake the cookies for 10-12 minutes, or until the edges start to turn golden brown. After taking the cookies out of the oven let them cool on the baking sheets for three minutes to set before transferring them to a cooling rack.
Recipe Notes
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