Best Keto Snowball Cookies (Keto Christmas Cookie Recipe) (2024)

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My keto snowball cookies are a delicious holiday classic made low-carb and sugar-free! They're soft and buttery with a melt in your mouth texture. A must bake keto Christmas cookies recipe!

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  • Ingredients You'll Need
  • How to Make Keto Snowball Cookies
  • Other Keto Dessert Recipes
  • 📖 Recipe
  • 💬 Reviews

All we want for Christmas is cookies, cookies, cookies. Let it snow in your kitchen with these beautifully festive snowballs that will bring joy to your keto table.

You won’t miss carbs and they are so easy to make that we have a feeling you’ll want to make these all year round. And you know what? Nothing is stopping you!

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We all know how hard it can be to stick to a low carb diet during the holiday season. With so many get-togethers and parties with food that is as far from keto as possible. Well, now you don't have to worry!

Our keto snowball cookies are low carb and taste just like traditional snowballs. They are soft, buttery and melt in your mouth while you eat them! Each cookie contains just 1.1g net carbs and luckily this recipe makes a large batch.

Ingredients You'll Need

To make snowball keto cookies you'll need (exact measurements in the recipe card below):

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  • Almond flour - very fine blanched almond flour.
  • Erythritol
  • Butter - soft butter at room temperature
  • Milk - full-fat
  • Vanilla extract
  • Salt
  • Dried cranberries - you can add a dried cranberry to each snowball but this will make the cookie have 2.8g net carbs, so you won't be able to eat as many!

How to Make Keto Snowball Cookies

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (180 degrees Celsius) and line a baking pan with baking paper.

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Grab a large bowl and combine ½ cup of your powdered Erythritol with the almond flour and salt.

Add the softened butter, milk and vanilla extract to the dry ingredients.

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Start kneading all the ingredients together until it reaches a dough texture.

Now it's time to start shaping the snowballs! This recipe makes a good-sized batch of 26 snowballs so it's great to share with others.

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Divide the dough into 26 pieces and shape them into balls with your hands.

Arrange the snowballs on your baking pan and bake for 10 minutes in the preheated oven.

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Let the snowballs rest until they reach room temperature and then dust over the remaining Erythritol.

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Optionally, add a dried cranberry to each cookie (a great idea if others aren't worrying about carbs!)

Other Keto Dessert Recipes

Here are some more delicious sweet treats that won't knock you out of ketosis:

  • Cocoa Chia Pudding
  • Keto Donut Holes
  • 3-Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies
  • Keto Coconut Cookies
  • Chocolate Cheesecake Fat Bombs

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Keto Snowball Cookies Recipe

Jennifer Zhang

My keto snowball cookies are a delicious holiday classic made low-carb and sugar-free! They're soft and buttery with a melt in your mouth texture. A must bake keto Christmas cookies recipe!

5 from 2 votes

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 10 minutes mins

Total Time 20 minutes mins

Course Cookies, Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings 26 cookies

Calories 73 kcal

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C) and line a baking pan with baking paper.

  • In a mixing bowl combine ½ cup of the powdered Erythritol with the almond flour and salt.

  • Add the butter, milk and vanilla extract and knead with your hands to make a dough. Divide into 26 pieces and shape into balls. Arrange them on the prepared baking tray.

  • Bake for 10 minutes in the preheated oven.

  • Let them reach room temperature before you dust them with the remaining powdered Erythritol.

  • Top each cookie with a piece of cranberry and serve.

Notes

Net Carbs: 1.1g

Net Carbs (with Cranberries): 2.8g

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 73kcal | Carbohydrates: 1.3g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 5.2g | Saturated Fat: 2.6g | Cholesterol: 9.4mg | Sodium: 23.2mg | Potassium: 6.3mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 0.3g | Vitamin A: 29.9IU | Calcium: 1.5mg | Iron: 0.1mg | Net Carbs: 1.1g

Nutritional information for the recipe is calculated based on the ingredients in each recipe. It is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe we provide. Erythritol and other sugar-free sweetener carbs are not included in the carb counts. Net carbohydrates are the total carbohydrates minus dietary fiber.

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  • What is the milk for? It’s not in the directions

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    • Hi Rosy, sorry I forgot to add it. It goes in with the butter and vanilla extract. I've fixed the recipe and instructions, thanks for pointing that out 🙂

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    FAQs

    How many carbs are in snowball cookies? ›

    Nutrition Facts (per serving)
    63Calories
    4gFat
    6gCarbs
    1gProtein

    Why are my keto cookies crumbly? ›

    Crumbly cookies are usually a result of the cookie dough not binding properly. To fix this, you can add an extra egg, or binders such as some xanthan gum or guar gum, psyllium powder or flax meal.

    How to pack Christmas cookies in a tin? ›

    Layer With Parchment

    Layer cookies between waxed or parchment paper. This keeps them from sticking together or losing crispness. Metal tins keep cookies firmer than plastic bins. Let cookies cool before storing.

    Can I eat cookies on keto? ›

    Cookies may be the perfect serving size and convenient to boot, but a single chocolate chip cookie still has around 10 carbs per serving. This is why keto cookies exist. With just a few ingredient substitutions, you can have cookies that you can enjoy without worrying about counting carbs.

    Why did my snowball cookies go flat? ›

    Flat cookies: If they flattened while baking, it's likely the dough was too warm or the cookie sheet was hot. Keep dough in the refrigerator between batches. Dry and crumbly texture: There was too much flour added or they were over-baked. Use a kitchen scale for accurate measurements.

    How many carbs are in keto cookies? ›

    This is the only keto chocolate chip cookie recipe you will ever need. These tender low carb cookies are so good, no one will believe they are completely sugar-free. With less than 2g net carbs per serving.

    What ingredient makes cookies less crumbly? ›

    To avoid this, try using as little flour as possible while preparing to roll your dough. Dry – “Dry” or “Crumbly” dough is a product of over-mixing or using too much of any ingredient during the mixing process. This can be reversed by adding one to two tablespoons of liquid (water, milk or softened butter) to your mix.

    How do you make almond flour less crumbly? ›

    Our chef prefers to add a little xanthan gum or cornstarch to the almond flour to help with the texture, though it is not entirely necessary to do so. Almond flour is pretty forgiving in that regard. Some use arrowroot powder to achieve a similar effect in their bread recipes.

    Why does almond flour fall apart? ›

    When almond flour is overmixed, its absorbent nature can become a pitfall. The more you mix, the more the fat in the almond flour is released and absorbed, resulting in a dry, crumbly texture in your baked goods.

    How far in advance should I bake Christmas cookies? ›

    You'll find that most of your favorite Christmas cookie recipes can be made anywhere from a month to six months before the 25th of December. (Consult this handy how-to guide to the matter.) Generally, most recipes will be best if baked and then frozen.

    Should you refrigerate Christmas cookies? ›

    Bakery or homemade cookies can be stored at room temperature two to three weeks or two months in the refrigerator. Cookies retain their quality when stored in the freezer for eight to 12 months.

    What is the best container to store Christmas cookies in? ›

    Balingit agrees, “If possible, it's best to keep cookies in airtight containers at home before having to transfer them to boxes or bags to give to friends. I prefer Pyrex glass containers with lids to plain Ziploc bags because I find they keep cookies fresher for longer periods of time.”

    Is peanut butter OK for ketosis? ›

    Peanut butter can definitely be part of a keto diet, but it's best to stick to plain options that are free of extra flavors and sweeteners. Almond butter is a good choice, too, and it's slightly lower in carbs. Additionally, you should be mindful of your portion size if you're trying to lose weight.

    What happens if you go over 20 carbs on keto? ›

    Most ketogenic diet guidelines recommend limiting your total carbohydrate intake to 15-30 grams or 5%-10% of your total calorie intake a day. Eating more than 50 grams of carbs may disrupt ketosis.

    What sugar to avoid on keto? ›

    On a keto diet, sugar in all its forms should be avoided. It will likely impede your progress. Note that many sweeteners – white or brown sugar, maple syrup, coconut sugar and dates – have a number of exactly 100. This is because these sweeteners are made of sugar.

    Do snowballs have carbs? ›

    Lees' Snowballs (1 snowball) contains 9.6g total carbs, 9.2g net carbs, 2.9g fat, 0.4g protein, and 65 calories.

    Are cookies full of carbs? ›

    Sugar, honey, and maple syrup as well as fruits, candies, cookies, and ice cream are all full of simple carbs.

    How many net carbs are in a complete cookie? ›

    Carbs in Lenny And Larry's The Complete Cookie Chocolate Chip 113g Pack. Lenny And Larry's The Complete Cookie Chocolate Chip 113g Pack (0.5 cookie) contains 30g total carbs, 25g net carbs, 6g fat, 8g protein, and 210 calories.

    How many carbs in a regular sugar cookie? ›

    Sugar cookies, homemade (2 each - approx 3" diameter) contains 16.7g total carbs, 16.3g net carbs, 7.6g fat, 1.6g protein, and 141 calories.

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