LOW-CARB KETO CHRISTMAS THUMBPRINT COOKIES

 These low-carb keto thumbprint cookies are delicious almond flour shortbread cookies filled with sugar-free raspberry chia seed jam.

These are the most beautiful gluten-free keto Christmas thumbprint cookies with only 3.8 grams of net carbs per serving, so you can indulge with no guilt!

INGREDIENTS

• ¼ cup Unsalted Butter
• 3 tablespoons Cream cheese
• ⅓ cup Erythritol
• 1 ¾ cup Almond flour packed
• ¼ teaspoon Sea salt
• 1 large egg
• ½ teaspoon Vanilla Extract
• 12 teaspoons Keto raspberry jam recipe (about 1 teaspoon per cookie)

INSTRUCTIONS

• In a food processor with the S blade attachment, add the soft butter, cream cheese, and erythritol. Process on medium/high speed until combined.
• Add almond flour, salt egg, and vanilla extract. Process again on medium/high speed until creamy and a sticky, fluffy cookie dough form.
• Transfer the cookie dough onto a piece of plastic wrap, wrap the dough, and chill for 30 minutes in the fridge.
• Preheat oven to 325°F (160°C). Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
• Remove the dough from the fridge and, using a tablespoon, form cookie dough balls.
• Place each ball onto the prepared cookie sheet. Place your thumb in the center of the cookie dough ball and press the dough to form a thumbprint.
• Add the sugar-free jam of your choice to fill about 3/4 of the thumbprint.
• Bake for 15-18 minutes or until the cookies are golden brown.
• Cool on the cookie sheet for 10 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack to completely cool to room temperature
• The color of the jam may fade off in the oven. You can fix that by adding a thin layer of keto jam on top of the baked cookie to pop out the red color.

STORAGE

• Store in the fridge for up to 5 days in a sealed box.
• Can be frozen in a sealed bag and thaw at room temperature 3 hours before serving.
• Sweetener: don't use xylitol in this recipe. The cookies would be too soft.
• Egg: I didn't try an egg replacement for this recipe, but a flax egg should work, providing a different texture and color.