Keto Pumpkin Spice Cookies
These Keto Pumpkin Spice cookies are a fun, fall take on soft sugar cookies - but without sugar, & a fraction of the carbs! Gluten-free, too!
Servings: 30 Cookies
Calories: 97kcal
Equipment
- 2 large baking sheets
- Parchment paper
Ingredients
- 1 cup Vanilla Whey Protein Powder
- 1 cup Superfine Almond Flour
- ⅓ cup Coconut flour
- 1 tablespoon Pumpkin Spice
- 2 teaspoon Xanthan gum
- ½ teaspoon Baking Powder
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- ½ cup Unsalted Butter softened
- 1 cup Brown Sugar Substitute, packed. Use 1 ¼ cups if using brown allulose.
- 2 Large Eggs
- 1 ½ teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 2 tablespoon Granulated Sugar Substitute
- 1 teaspoon Pumpkin Spice
Instructions
- Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together all dry ingredients (except sugar substitute) until well combined, set aside.
- In a separate bowl - the bowl of a stand mixer fixed with a paddle attachment, or a large bowl, if using a hand mixer - cream butter and sugar substitute until smooth and fluffy. Be sure to scrape down the sides of the bowl a few times, to make sure everything is incorporated into the mix.
- Add the eggs and extracts to the mix, beating well to combine.
- With mixer turned down to low speed, slowly add dry ingredients mix to the mixing bowl of wet ingredients, and carefully mix until well incorporated and smooth.
- Wrap dough ball in plastic film, chill for 1 hour. This is an important step for any gluten free cookie dough, don’t skip it!
- Lightly dust work surface with a little more protein powder, roll dough out to 1 about ¼″ thick (can be slightly thicker). Use cookie cutters to cut out whatever shapes you’d like, place cookies 2″ apart on prepared cookie sheets.
- Mix together remaining sugar substitute and spice, sprinkle over top of the cookies. Cover and chill for 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350 F,
- Bake cookies for 8-10 minutes, or until golden brown on the bottom.
- Once completely cool store in an airtight container until serving.
Notes
Just over 6 grams of carbs per cookie come from sugar alcohols, leaving you with just under 2 grams of net carbs per cookie!
Nutrition
Calories: 97kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 26mg | Sodium: 68mg | Potassium: 23mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 111IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 35mg | Iron: 0.3mg