Keto Lemon Sugar Cookie with Strawberry Frosting

Tender-soft with a crispy edge and a creamy strawberry frosting, these easy Keto Sugar Cookies come together in just 30 minutes. They make the perfect sweet, low-carb snack to enjoy with friends and family during the festive, holiday season.

Course Snacks

Cuisine American

Diet Diabetic, Gluten Free

Keyword easy sugar cookies, keto cookie recipe, keto sugar cookie

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 20

Total Time 30

Servings cookies

Calories 144.08kcal

Author Anna Mazlin

Ingredients

1 cup almond flour
4 tablespoons butter room temperature
2 oz cream cheese room temperature
2 tablespoon powdered erythritol sweetener or granular
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon lemon extract
1 egg

Frosting

1/2 cup sliced strawberries
4 oz cream cheese
2 tablespoon powdered erythritol sweetener or granular

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Instructions

Mix together almond flour, butter, 2 oz (57g) cream cheese, 2 tablespoons sweetener, vanilla, baking powder, lemon and egg
Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto cookie sheet (about 1 1/2 tablespoons each)
Bake at 350 F (180c) for 8-10 minutes until light golden brown on bottom edges
Remove cookies from oven and let cool for a few minutes before removing to a cooling rack

Frosting

Add berries to high powdered blender or food processor and blend until smooth
In large bowl using hand mixer (or in stand mixer) whip cream cheese for 1 minute
Add pureed strawberries and 2 tablespoons of sweetener and continue blending until smooth and incorporated
Use knife to spread frosting on fully cooled cookies

Notes

Leftovers should be refrigerated and can be kept for 2-3 days
Freezing keto sugar cookies? The cookies can be frozen without the frosting in an airtight container with parchment paper between each. Make sure they have completely cooled before freezing. These cookies can also be flash frozen. Freeze the cookies in a single layer on a tray. Once frozen, they can be added to a ziplock bag and they won’t stick or freeze together.
Too sweet or not sweet enough? Sweetener and lemon extract can be adjusted to taste
Butter and cream cheese too hard? Microwave briefly in 10 seconds bursts until they soften
Keto sweeteners substitutes? I used erythritol, but any low-carb sweeteners can be used like Swerve, Lakanto Monk Fruit, Erythritol/Monk Fruit blends or other Erythritol/stevia blends. Be sure to taste test the dough and add more sweetener if needed.

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