Sugar Free Christmas Cookies (German Cinnamon Stars)
Deliciously spiced sugar free Christmas cookies! Cinnamon Stars are traditional German Christmas cookies, adapted to suit a low carb, Keto diet. Some readers like to bake these until they are crunchy, but I prefer them when the inside is moist and they taste almost like marzipan.
Servings: 20 stars
Calories: 76kcal
Ingredients
- 2.5 cups / 250g almond flour or ground almonds
- ½ cup / 90g powdered sweetener
- 2 egg whites large
- 2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground coffee (optional)
Sugar Free Icing
- ½ cup / 90g powdered sweetener plus 1 tablespoon water
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 150 Celsius / 300 Fahrenheit.
- Beat the egg whites until they hold soft peaks. Slowly mix in the powdered sweetener until the mixture is stiff.
- Add the almond flour and spices and stir until combined.
- Form a dough ball and roll it out around ½ to 1 centimetre thick between 2 sheets of baking paper.
- Place in the freezer to chill for around 15 minutes. This is an important step - it makes cutting out the dough much easier.
- Remove from the freezer, lift the top baking paper sheet and use a cookie cutter to cut out shapes. Place on a baking tray lined with parchment paper.
- Bake for about 12-15 minutes.
- Let cool completely, then ice with sugar free icing.
Notes
For a variation replace 100g/1 cup of ground almonds with ground hazelnuts.
Net carbs: 1.2g per cookie. Cookie weight: 20 grams each.
Nutrition
Serving: 20g | Calories: 76kcal | Total Carbohydrates: 2.6g | Protein: 3.1g | Fat: 6.6g | Sodium: 2mg | Potassium: 45mg | Fiber: 1.4g | Sugar: 0.6g
