Take the traditional shortbread cookies and make them keto friendly? You bet! These lemon shortbread cookies are light, buttery, and full of lemony flavor!
My grandfather was born in Aberdeen, Scotland. Therefore, I am part Scottish. The Scottish love their foods like haggis, shepherd’s pie and cookies. Loads and loads of shortbread cookies.
My mother would make them every year around the holidays. It was one of the many batches of cookies she would quadruple the recipe for. After about an hour, the kids would get bored and my mother would be in the kitchen all by herself, hours and hours later, still baking. We, of course, would enjoy the finished product by the handful. It brings back so many memories for me.
Now that I am older, I wanted to make sure that I could continue that tradition of fun baking on a smaller scale. At the same time, I needed to keep the shortbread cookies more keto friendly. This is THE cookie that answers all cookie questions in life.
You’ll love how soft, slightly sweet and decadent these shortbread cookies are.
How do we keep these shortbread cookies more keto? It’s all in the sugar and flour, baby! Traditional shorbread cookies use powdered sugar and loads of white flour. While they are delicious, it’s not something I can indulge in. The Frenchman can, but that’s beside the point.
Almond flour has 5 grams of protein, 11 grams of healthy fat, and only 3 net carbs per 1/4 cup serving. It bakes just as well as regular flour and I frequently use it in a 1:1 ratio.
Erythritol is a sugar alcohol that is not digested by the body. Unlike other -ols like malitol, or xylitol, this particular sugar substitute is actually run through the kidneys, and the chance for gastric upset or other pains (like diarrhea) are very minimal. Also, it’s more pet friendly. Xylitol can kill a dog if they get enough of it, and depending on the size of your animal, even one treat dropped on the floor is enough. We have a 2 second dog, so I make sure that anything that might get dropped wouldn’t harm her. You can read more about it here.
So now that you understand why we use the ingredients we use, shall we get on with the cookie baking? Yes, I think so!
Ingredients:
- 2 cups blanched almond flour
- 1/2 cup powdered erythritol
- 12 tablespoons salted butter softened to room temperature
- 1 teaspoon lemon extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 F.
- Line a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or a nonstick baking mat.
- Using a medium sized mixing bowl, combine all ingredients and stir well. It will start out rather shaggy, but come together as you continue to stir.
- Form 12 1-inch balls, placing them on the baking sheet about 2 inches apart.
- Flatten each dough ball using a fork.
- Bake at 8-10 minutes until golden around the edges. Cookies will still be soft in the center.
- Remove from oven and allow to completely cool on the baking sheet.
What is your favorite cookie to enjoy? Will you try these lemon shortbread cookies? Be sure to let me know what you think!
Other cookies you may enjoy:
Keto Milano Cookies
Almond Cookies
Mint Chocolate Macarons
Keto Lemon Shortbread Cookies
Ingredients
- 2 cups blanched almond flour
- 1/2 cup powdered erythritol
- 12 tablespoons salted butter softened to room temperature
- 1 teaspoon lemon extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 F.
- Line a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or a nonstick baking mat.
- Using a medium sized mixing bowl, combine all ingredients and stir well. It will start out rather shaggy, but come together as you continue to stir.
- Form 12 1-inch balls, placing them on the baking sheet about 2 inches apart.
- Flatten each dough ball using a fork.
- Bake at 8-10 minutes until golden around the edges. Cookies will still be soft in the center.
- Remove from oven and allow to completely cool on the baking sheet.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
24Serving Size:
1 cookieAmount Per Serving: Calories: 107 Total Fat: 10g Saturated Fat: 4g Trans Fat: 0g Unsaturated Fat: 6g Cholesterol: 15mg Sodium: 48mg Carbohydrates: 2g Fiber: 1g Sugar: 0g Protein: 2g
Zach
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These were delicious. Ours ended up flattening out when baked- not puffy like the ones in the picture.
well, I am sorry they weren’t puffy for you, but I am glad you liked the flavor!!!
Almond flour in cookies is lovely, these look delicious!
You’ve made it so simple to just whip up a bunch of cookies! These look adorable and tasty.
Wow, these look delicious! I love shortbread cookies, too, and I’m Irish. Haha.
I added 1/2 cup additional flour and 1/4 cup additional powdered Splenda. Used all the juice of a small lemon. Also added 1/4 cup chopped pecans. Topped with buttercream frosting and more pecans.
These look so good! Love the nubby, plump look they have, but the smooth texture! Such a fun holiday cookie!
look so good was a bit hard to find but other than that it looks perfect
Oh my, these look so buttery and lemony good!
Oh my goodness! These were sooo delicious! Changed the lemon extract for vanilla! Reduced the sweetener a little in my second batch. Just perfect! Thank you so much for this!
Do you have any experience with freezing these? If so, before or after baking?