Keto Almond Flour Cookies

5 from 110 votes!

These Keto Almond Flour Cookies are so incredibly easy to make. Buttery, short and delicately sweetened. Only 4 ingredients and incredibly easy to bake.

Prep Time5

Cook Time10

Freeze1

Total Time1 15

Course: Dessert Snack

Cuisine: American, Australian Keto

Diet: Gluten Free

Recipe Category: Low Carb

Servings: serves (2 cookies per serve)

Calories: 173kcal

Author: Megan Ellam

Ingredients

1/2 cup unsalted butter 110g, butter must be chilled and cut into cubes
90 g powdered erythritol 3oz
2 cups almond flour or meal 220g
1 teaspoon vanilla extract optional

Metric - US Customary

Instructions

CONVENTIONAL METHOD

Place all the ingredients into a food processor and pulse until the mixture comes together.
Transfer the dough to a silicone mat and shape the mixture into a log. Wrap in cling film and chill in the freezer for 1 hour.
Preheat the oven to 160°C.
Remove the shortbread from the freezer and allow it to rest for 5 minutes. Using a sharp knife slice 1cm thick cookies and place them onto the prepared baking tray. The dough should still be frozen and firm.
Bake for 10-12 minutes. The shortbread will be very soft when you remove it from the oven. Leave to cool down completely (1-2 hours) and the pastry will crisp up upon cooling. Refrigerate after the shortbread has cooled completely.

THERMAL METHOD

Place all the ingredients into the mixer; mix 15 sec/speed 6. The dough is very soft at this stage. Follow from step 2 in the conventional method.

Notes

VARIATIONS

Flavour the shortbread with any extracts, zest, unsweetened cacao, spices, if preferred.

SUBSTITUTIONS

For a vegan and dairy-free alternative, replace the butter with coconut butter.

Almond flour and almond meal are much of a muchness. Try other nut flours such as hazelnut or macadamia.

For a nut-free keto pie crust try a 50/50 mix of pepita and sun flour (untested).

Any powdered sweetener with a ratio of 1:1 (to sugar) can be used. It is not recommended to reduce the sweetener as it does help the pastry to crisp.

STORAGE

Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 1 month or freeze in an airtight container.

COOKIE COOKEBOOK

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NOTE: Oven temperature is for a fan-forced oven. All recipes have been tested by a team of testers.

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