Keto Shortbread Cookies

Enjoy guilt-free indulgence with these delicious Keto Shortbread Cookies. Low-carb, gluten-free, and buttery, they are the perfect treat for anyone following a keto lifestyle.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword cookies, keto, shortbread

Prep Time 30

Cook Time 18

Chill 10

Total Time 58

Servings cookies

Calories 171kcal

Ingredients

Cookies

4 tbsp butter - softened
⅓ granulated erythritol
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 egg - at room temperature
2 cups almond flour
3 tbsp coconut flour

Dipping

½ cup sugar-free chocolate chips or melting wafers
2 tbsp chopped pecans

Optional: 1 tsp shredded coconut

Instructions

Cookies

Preheat the oven to 325F and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
Beat the butter until creamy, then add the erythritol and vanilla extract. Beat well.
Fold in the egg.
Add the almond flour and coconut flour and stir until incorporated.
Place the dough on a piece of parchment paper and roll it out to ⅓ inch thick.
Use a 2 ¼ inch round cookie cutter to cut out the cookies.
Place them on the prepared baking sheet.
Bake for 16-18 minutes or until lightly golden on the edges. Let them cool completely before transferring them to an airtight container. Leave them on the baking sheet to cool, no need to use a wire rack.

Dipping

Meanwhile, melt the chocolate in the microwave in 60-second intervals, stirring until fully melted.
Coat half of the cookies with melted chocolate then spread chopped pecans and shredded coconut on the chocolate before the chocolate hardens.
Let the chocolate-coated cookies harden on a cooling rack.

Notes

Melting the chocolate on the stove - use the double broiler method: Boil 1-2 inches of water in a saucepan. Then, place a heat-safe bowl on top of the saucepan. Add chocolate to the bowl and stir frequently until the chocolate is fully melted (2 to 3 minutes).

Store the cookies in a sealed bag on the counter for up to four days or up to 7-10 days
in the fridge.

Replace erythritol with granulated sugar if making these cookies gluten-free and you don’t need them to be keto-friendly.

These cookies have a bold almond and vanilla flavor, with a nutty taste due to almond flour that combines amazingly with the chocolate coating. Then, chopped pecans provide crunchiness to these sugar-free treats.

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