Sugar Free Almond Cookies Recipe

I usually prefer my dessert to contain chocolate but these sugar free almond cookies have me sold. I don’t want to sound like I am being all “food bloggery”, but these are the best cookies I’ve made in a while.

The flavor screams Fall and is an amazing treat. The shortbread texture melts in your mouth and the crunchy almonds on top are like natures sprinkles. I have had to hide them from the picky (non-keto) teen….

My advice…make a double batch if you have cookie loving kids.

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Ingredients

• 1.5 cups almond flour / (354.88g)

You can substitute 1/4 the amount coconut flour if you prefer…but they won’t really be almond cookies.

If you are low on almond flour, would be easier to just choose another cookie recipe instead.

We have a list of 11 Awesome Keto Cookies here…

Or, this Snickerdoodle cookie recipe is tasty if you’re looking for a cookie recipe with only Coconut Flour.

• 1 cup sliced almonds / (120g) or chopped almonds- use a food processor or blender to make chopping easy.

I made a couple of batches of the Sugar Free Almond Cookies while I was testing the recipe and ran out of sliced almonds.

So, I toasted some raw almonds that I had and chopped them up in the blender.

I really think I prefer the look and taste of these better.

• 1/2 cup Allulose (91g)

Allulose is my FAVORITE low carb sweetener.  It’s a “rare” sugar and the taste, consistency and results I get with it are the best.

• 1.5 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 eggs

Always use room temperature eggs when baking so that your butter (fat) doesn’t re-solidify.

• 1/2 cup butter (113.5g) melted and cooled
• 1 tsp almond extract

Use vanilla if you like instead but I really recommend using the almond extract.

• 1/2 tsp xanthan gum *optional

Use this ingredient if you have it. It makes the texture of the cookies more like “regular” cookies.

• 1 tbsp lemon zest *optional but good and “seasonal flavor”.

I love lemon zest in this recipe. Orange zest is great too and gives them more of a Fall/Holiday sort of flavor…

Don’t roll your eyes. Fall is knocking on our door already (yikes).

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 350F and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper
• Combine all the dry ingredients EXCEPT 1/3 cup of chopped (sliced) almonds together in a mixing bowl. Combine all wet ingredients in a separate bowl.

Mixing all of  dry ingredients and wet ingredients separately before combining them makes for more consistent cookies.

Over mixing the dough makes for a tougher crumb…especially when working with low carb flours.

• Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients to make a dough and roll into 12 evenly sized balls.
• Chill in the fridge (covered) for 30 minutes or so and press each dough ball into the remaining bowl of chopped almonds and slightly flatten. The almonds should stick nicely with a bit of pressure.

Shape the edges, repairing cracks with your fingers to make them pretty.

• Place on cookie sheet and bake for 12-15 minutes until slightly golden.
• Let the cookies cool completely before moving or tasting.

This is the hardest part.

• Store at room temp for 4-5 days (lol, they’ll never last that long).
  

Tips & Faq’s:

You said that I should double the recipe, are there any changes if I do this?

Nope. Just use the widget on the recipe card to double the ingredients.

Can I freeze the Sugar Free Almond Cookies?

Yes. you can freeze these cookies and thaw them whenever you are ready to eat them. They’ll stay fresh in the freezer for up to two months.

Full disclosure: I only know this because my Grammy used to hide her almond cookies in the freezer. They were good every time I pilfered one.

These cookies would never last long enough around here to do this.

Is there a dairy free option?

Yes, switch out the butter for coconut oil 1:1.

They are especially excellent after Asian dishes like these:

• Beef Stir Fry
• Spicy Thai Shrimp Soup
• Char Siu
• Fried Rice
• Egg Roll in a Bowl

That’s all I really have to say about the sugar free almond cookies!

As always, feel free to leave your questions and comments below.

I hope you love the cookies as much as we do!

Ciao Friends!

Brandy

More Keto Cookie Recipes to LOVE:

• Keto Almond Butter Cookies
• 2 Minute Keto Pumpkin Spice Cookies
• Low Carb Cashew Cookies
• No Bake Keto Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

The nutritional information for the Sugar Free Almond Cookies is provided as a courtesy. We are pretty careful about our figures but if you ever feel like anything is off please feel free to do your own calculations.