Sugar cookies are my favorite type of cookie (well, those and snickerdoodles), but as the name implies, they’re not all that keto friendly. So, I really wanted to come up with a low carb sugar cookie that I could enjoy during the holidays.
Now, crunchier sugar cookies, and rolled sugar cookies (you know, the ones that have more flour, and you can cut into adorable shapes) are super cute and fun, but my heart really belongs to those big, soft cookies that you often find in the grocery store bakery department. They’re typically called Lofthouse cookies and they’re so unbelievably good. So, obviously, I wanted to make low carb sugar cookies that were soft and amazing. Enter these keto sugar cookies, Lofthouse style.
Notes on baking Lofthouse Style Low Carb Sugar Cookies:
- When these come out of the oven, they’re really delicate, so let them cool for at least a half hour before attempting to move them or they will crumble!
- These cookies use garbanzo bean/chickpea (same thing) flour. Yes, it’s a little higher in carbs than coconut flour, or almond flour, but it really helps to get a nice texture. If you’re super against adding in that many additional carbs, you could sub 2 tbsp of coconut flour for each 1/4 cup of chickpea flour. The texture will be totally different, though!
- You could also sub almond flour in equal amounts to the chickpea flour. I’m allergic to almonds, so I have no idea how this will turn out!
- The frosting was suuuuuuuuper easy to make, and basically involves 2 tbsp cream cheese, 1 tbsp butter, 2 tbsp Swerve or other granulated sweetener (ground fine) and (optional) food coloring. Mix it all together. Add a half tsp of vanilla extract, if you desire.
- I really recommend a granulated sweetener like Swerve to get the texture of these right. I’m sure you could use stevia, but they won’t be as chewy.
Lofthouse Style Low Carb “Sugar” Cookies
Ingredients
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For the Cookies:
- 6 tbsp butter, softened
- 6 tbsp cream cheese, softened
- 1 egg
- 1/3 cup Swerve, or other granulated sweetener
- 1/2 cup chickpea flour
- 2 tbsp coconut flour
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp almond extract
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For the Frosting:
- 2 tbsp cream cheese
- 1 tbsp butter
- 2 tbsp Swerve, or other granulated sweetener
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- food dye (optional)
Method
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Cream together butter, extracts, cream cheese and Swerve.
- Mix in the egg, until thoroughly combined.
- Mix in chickpea flour, and coconut flour, making sure there are no lumps.
- Spoon mixture onto a cookie sheet (with either a silicon mat, or parchment paper). These puff up a little bit, but don't really spread, so make them look like you want them to come out! And be sure to leave a little space between them (about an inch).
- Bake for 12 minutes, or just until they start to turn golden at the sides.
- Remove from the oven and let cool for at least a half hour. I chilled them a bit in the fridge before frosting.
- To make the frosting - cream together butter, cream cheese and vanilla. Mix in Swerve (pulverize it in a coffee grinder first, to smooth it out) and food dye. Frost away!
No baking powder in this? They look so good can’t wait to make these:)
Thanks for the comment! I didn’t actually have any baking powder at the time, so I left it out of these! You could probably add a half tsp to a tsp for some extra lift, though! :)