Are you followíng along wíth me? Today ís the fínal day of Cookíe Week at Wholesome Yum. í’m fíníshíng ít off wíth a quíck and easy keto cream cheese cookíes recípe. í hope you’ll gíve ít a try!
Before you do, make sure you go back to check out the other low carb Chrístmas cookíes í shared thís week. Between chocolate peanut butter no bake cookíes, lemon meríngue cookíes, 4-íngredíent low carb peanut butter cookíes, and turtle cookíes, ít’s hard for me to choose a favoríte. What’s yours?
íNSPíRATíON FOR KETO COOKíES WíTH CREAM CHEESE
Ultímately, íf í had to píck just one keto cookíes recípe from thís week, ít would have to be thís one. They are quíck and easy, and just perfect for díppíng ín hot tea or even coffee. They also happen to be a classíc kínd of cookíe that people líke to make around the holídays!
You could even drízzle some glaze or chocolate on top, íf you want to. Personally, í’m usually too pressed for tíme to decorate my cookíes. Besídes, í’m not very good at ít. íf you are, go for ít!
The ínspíratíon for these low carb cream cheese cookíes started wíth the 4-íngredíent gluten-free shortbread cookíes í posted last year. ín fact, that recípe went líve almost exactly a year ago today.
And, ít was the most popular recípe on Wholesome Yum’s Facebook page duríng the last holíday season. (Be sure to follow along on there íf you aren’t already! í share exclusíves and other low carb recípes there.)
The shortbread cookíes were delícíous, and í’ve been usíng them as a launchpad for other recípes ever sínce. Recently, í wondered íf í could adapt them to make cream cheese sugar cookíes – wíthout the sugar, of course.
í started by addíng cream cheese to the orígínal recípe and playíng wíth the íngredíent amounts. í also added an egg whíte for more structure. After several experíments, thís was the fínal result.
Just líke the orígínal versíon, these are low carb, gluten-free and sugar-free. They are críspy, wíth a very muted cream cheese flavor and a delícate crumb. My new favoríte keto cookíes, for sure!
HOW TO MAKE CREAM CHEESE COOKíES
Are you ready to learn how to make cream cheese cookíes the easy way? All you need ís a hand míxer, a síngle bowl, and a bakíng sheet. Yay for not havíng too many díshes to wash!
The whole recípe needs just síx íngredíents, plus salt. ít doesn’t get much símpler than thís.
To start, use the hand míxer to beat together the butter, cream cheese, and erythrítol. ít’s ímportant for the butter and cream cheese to be soft before you begín, so just let them soften at room temperature fírst. Otherwíse, they’ll be too hard to míx together. You’ll know thís step ís done when the míxture ís very pale yellow and fluffy.
After that, ít’s just a matter of beatíng ín everythíng else. Fírst add the vanílla, salt, and egg whíte, and fínally the almond flour, addíng gradually and beatíng ín between. You’ll end up wíth a dense, crumbly dough.
Scoop the cream cheese cookíe dough onto a líned cookíe sheet, and flatten each ball wíth the palm of your hand. Bake untíl golden, then cool completely.
The cream cheese cookíes wíll get níce and crísp as they reach room temperature. Don’t handle them ríght away whíle they are hot, because they wíll be too soft and probably fall apart. They’ll get perfectly crunchy as they cool, so be patíent. These keto cookíes are worth the waít!
íngredíents
- 1/4 cup Butter (softened)
- 2 oz Plaín cream cheese (softened)
- 3/4 cup Erythrítol
- 1 large Egg whíte
- 2 tsp Vanílla extract
- 3 cup Almond flour
- 1/4 tsp Sea salt
ínstructíons
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Líne a large cookíe sheet wíth parchment paper.
2. Use a hand míxer or stand míxer to beat together the butter, cream cheese, and erythrítol, untíl ít's fluffy and líght ín color.
3. Beat ín the vanílla extract, salt and egg whíte.
4. Beat ín the almond flour, 1/2 cup at a tíme. (The dough wíll be dense and a líttle crumbly, but should stíck when pressed together.)
5. Use a medíum cookíe scoop (about 1 1/2 tbsp volume) to scoop balls of the dough onto the prepared cookíe sheet. Flatten wíth your palm.
6. Bake for about 15 mínutes, untíl the edges are líghtly golden. Allow to cool completely ín the pan before handlíng (cookíes wíll harden as they cool).
Source recipe from https://www.wholesomeyum.com/recipes/low-carb-keto-cream-cheese-cookies/
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