Sugar Free Grain Free Soft Gingerbread Cookies
Servings 24 cookies
Calories 126kcal
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter softened or coconut oil
- 2 eggs room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon liquid stevia
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon blackstrap molasses or yacon syrup
- 2 cups sunflower seeds ground, or fine almond flour
- 1/2 cup coconut flour
- 1/4 cup Monk fruit allulose brown sweetener (brown sugar substitute)
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon xanthan gum
- optional: chocolate chips for decoration
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Place the first 6 ingredients into a stand mixer or large bowl with an electric hand mixer and blend on high until incorporated.
- Whisk the rest of the ingredients together in a large mixing bowl.
- Slowly pour the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients in the stand mixer.
- Blend until combined. The cookie dough will be sticky so place dough ball in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least an hour.
- Flour surface of counter with gluten free flour and your hands with flour then pat down dough or use a rolling pin until it's 1/2 inch in thickness.
- Use cookie cut outs for gingerbread men and place on a silpat lined cookie sheet or parchment lined large baking sheet pan in a single layer. You will need two pans for the 24 low-carb cookies.
- Add chocolate chip eyes and buttons if desired.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown.
- Allow to cool for 10 minutes before removing gently from pan to cooling rack.
- Makes 2 dozen keto gingerbread cookies.
- Storage: Place in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days or freeze for up to 3 months.
Notes
3 grams of net carbs per cookie
This recipe was first published in December 2014!
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 126kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 23mg | Sodium: 69mg | Potassium: 106mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 145IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 22mg | Iron: 0.7mg