Keto butter spritz cookies are the perfect low carb Christmas recipe. This is a kid-friendly and super-easy holiday recipe the whole family will love! Buttery with a hint of vanilla and almond, you can’t get enough of them.
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Keto Christmas Cookies
We’re on cookie number two in the 12 Days of Keto Christmas Cookies! Yes, these are truly a classic. Keto butter spritz cookies are those cookies you always remember loving from your childhood and sneaking every time you ran by the plate at Grandma’s house!
Well, anyway, that’s my memory of them, and they’re so simple and classic they’re amazing for anyone.
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Christmas cookie family traditions
Does your family always have butter spritz cookies for Christmas? We got a cookie press (click here to see an example) several years ago, and my daughter was fascinated with all the different shapes you could make.
When Christmas came around she quickly enlisted her uncle to make butter spritz cookies, and they’ve been making them for Christmas, Easter, and sometimes Halloween and other holidays too ever since.
The hiccup came up when suddenly my girl was told by her doctor she could not eat gluten anymore and the glorious tree cookies were out! Indeed, something had to be done! I’d already been eating a keto plan and knew we had to recreate that all important recipe for my girl.
Thus, the keto butter spritz cookie was born! What's become a yearly tradition can now continue with a gluten-free, low carb, keto option.
Fun Family Christmas Traditions: Advent Calendars
There are so many awesome family traditions you can establish at Christmas for family bonding time with as little or a lot of effort as you like. Family carol singing, baking, and today’s fun family tradition - advent calendars!
Advent calendars are a great way to celebrate the season and to stop little George from waking you up at 5 am every day of December and asking if it’s Christmas yet. They are a perfect countdown to Christmas so even the smallest child can see how many more sleeps there are until the big day!
There are all sorts of calendars to choose from, but we like one to remind us every day for the reason of the season. Ours is a nativity scene with pockets for every day. Every day the kids can take the item out of the day’s pocket to place above in the nativity. The pieces simply velcro on and include the main characters like Mary, Joseph, an angel, the shepherds, the wise men, the animals, the bright star in the sky, and of course the baby Jesus.
This year we are also including a scripture reading found in the pocket for each day to prepare us for Christmas! It’s the perfect way to help kids focus on joy, kindness, and the miracle of Jesus’ birth, and not just all the presents!
"GIMME DA COOKIES!"
- Cookie Monster
🍽 Equipment
To make these keto butter spritz cookies you’ll need:
- a large bowl
- a hand or standing mixer (I prefer the standing mixer for these but either will work)
- a spatula
- cookie baking pans
- parchment paper or silicone baking mats
- a cookie press
🥘 Ingredients
- ¾ cup softened butter (Do you want another fun kid activity for Christmas break? Make your own butter with this little tutorial on how to make butter!)
- 1 cup powdered sweetener, or equivalent sweetener
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ½ teaspoon almond extract
- 1 egg
- 3 ¾ cups almond flour, buy finely ground, blanched
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
💭 Top tips
For the perfect keto butter spritz cookies
Almond flour already has its own oil, far more than any there might be in regular white flour, and therefore you have to use more flour and less butter in this recipe.
For the best spritzing or pressing out of the cookies, the dough should be slightly cooler than room temperature. If the dough gets too cold they won’t press out properly, but if it’s too warm or too buttery the cookies don’t keep their shape.
To solve this problem I like to chill the dough for about 5 minutes then take out what I need to fill the press before returning the rest of the dough to the fridge. Then when you need the other half of the dough it hasn’t melted on you. Depending on where you live or how warm you keep your house this may or may not be a problem.
Christmas for me is all about spending time with my family. I cherish any chance we have to spend all day together making gingerbread houses, baking cookies, or sitting around and watching movies.
🔪 Instructions
How to make easy keto spritz cookies
First of all, preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and prepare two baking pans with silicone liners or parchment paper.
Second, in a large bowl with a hand-held mixer or my preferred standing mixer, cream together the butter, sweetener, egg, vanilla, and almond extracts, and egg.
Next to add in the dry ingredients! Measure and dump the almond flour and then baking powder into the wet ingredients and mix them all up together to form a dough.
Then you can chill the dough for 5-10 minutes if your house is on the warmer side or directly spoon the dough mixture into the cookie press.
Make sure you’ve discussed and selected the correct shape to put in the press with any kids helping to make the cookies!
Press out the cookies, at least an inch apart. Then bake them for 7-9 minutes or until the edges begin to turn brown.
After about 15 minutes you can move the cookies to a cooling rack. I’ve found the keto version needs the time to cool longer because they tend to fall apart when still hot.
Let the cookies cool completely, or as long as you can before little hands start to grab them, before serving.
"All you need is love and Christmas cookies."
- Unknown
📖 Recipe
Keto Butter Spritz Cookies
Is it really Christmas without butter spritz cookies like Grandma used to make? Now enjoy that same taste in a gluten-free, sugar-free, buttery Christmas tree packet. Love 'em? Me too!
Ingredients
- ¾ cup softened butter
- 1 cup powdered sweetener , or equivalent sweetener
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ½ teaspoon almond extract
- 1 egg
- 3 ¾ cups almond flour, buy finely ground, blanched
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and prepare two baking pans with silicone liners or parchment paper.
- In a standing mixer, cream together the butter, sweetener, egg, and vanilla and almond extracts.
- Add in the almond flour and baking powder and mix it all together to form a dough.
- Spoon the dough mixture into the cookie press and press out the cookies, at least an inch apart.
- Bake for 7-9 minutes or until the edges begin to turn brown.
- After 15 minutes you can move the cookies to a cooling rack. Let the cookies cool completely before serving.
Notes
Nutrition Facts
Servings 18.0 Amount Per Serving: 2 cookies Calories 88 Total Fat 9 g Saturated Fat 5 g Monounsaturated Fat 2 g Polyunsaturated Fat 0 g Trans Fat 0 g Cholesterol 31 mg Sodium 32 mg Potassium 6 mg Total Carbohydrate 1 g Dietary Fiber 0 g Sugars 0 g Protein 1 g
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 18Amount Per Serving: Calories: 88Unsaturated Fat: 0g
*Nutrition Facts per MyFitnessPal.com. For most accurate facts, calculate your own with the exact ingredients you use in the recipe.
Try serving them with tasty keto coconut macaroons!
Serve them along with an amazing Keto Eggnog. You really can't go wrong with eggnog!
12 Days of Keto Christmas Cookies
There are so many mouth-watering cookies coming up in the 12 Days of Keto Christmas Cookies countdown, I can't wait to share them with you! What is your favorite traditional or not so traditional Christmas cookie?
What about other family holiday traditions? The keto butter spritz cookies are so simple but really a go-to family favorite around here. I hope you enjoy them too!
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Tashley Guvens says
Is there a way to make this without the cookie press?
Lauren says
If you don't have a cookie press, use about a tablespoon of dough for each cookie and press them down with the bottom of a glass or a fork cross. Try not to handle the dough too much. To be honest, I've never made them without the press so be sure to watch them in the oven until the edges start to brown to get the right baking time. Let me know if you try it this way!
Mimi says
I can't wait to try these!!!! Making Spritz cookies was a time-honored tradition when I was growing up and I still have my moms old Wearever Cookie Press. Thanks so much for this!
Lauren says
Thank you so much for sharing your story. I love family traditions, and I hope you enjoy the cookies!
Donna says
Can you make these with powdered eggs?
Thankyou
Reika Kay Endsley says
My cousin sent me a cookie press. I tried it out with these cookies. They were great!!!! They weren’t all pretty but I’m learning.
PJ says
You don't need baking powder with these? I've never made these before (you guessed that).
I just inherited Mom's cookie press she got in 1949 as a wedding gift. So many memories! So many cookies to make!
Srinath Achar says
Great easy recipe! My son loved it too. Feels good when I can share my ketogenic food with family.
I used erythritol for the recipe and the cookies came out great.
Can I use glaze on these cookies?
Jean says
Awesome! Follow the recipe and they came out perfect! Spritz were never so easy!
Cat says
I made 118 cookies with this recipe! Not sure how you only got 36!?
Lauren says
That is awesome! I'm amazed you got so many, but sometimes cookie sizes vary depending on the press. We'll be making these next week for a party so I'll double-check how many it makes and update if necessary. Thanks for letting me know!
Kathy says
Can you add cocoa to make chocolate spritz cookies?
Lauren says
That's a good idea, but I've never done it! I would sub cocoa for almond flour - probably 1/4 a cup, depending how strong you want it. Spritz cookies are on my list of baking this weekend so maybe I'll try it!
Cindi says
These are stunning!!!
Definitely a tea/coffee cookie because they are a tad dry.
Thank you for working this out for my success.
Merry Christmas
Alicia says
I was stunned that these turned out so well! I'd fought with my cookie press with many recipes before my low carb days and was sure these wouldn't work, but they did, and they were tasty to boot! I subbed coconut oil for butter as I'm sensitive to dairy, and they still worked like a charm 🙂
Lauren says
That's so good to hear! Thanks for verifying the coconut oil works well as a sub for butter also. 😉
Darlene says
Really loved these cookies. Worked great in my cookie press. Thanks so much for sharing.
Lauren says
❤️ Perfect! So happy you enjoyed them!
Nancy says
Great tase, but I would prefer a cookie that snaps when I take a bite. I would describe these cookies as cakes.
Lauren says
Yes, these spritz cookies are slightly soft, not the style to snap like a ginger snap! That's the way the recipe was developed as the original cookie recipes my daughter loves is that way. I'm glad you liked the taste!
Suzanne says
These are great. I used one cup of coconut flour and 2 3/4 cups almond flour. Everything else the same. Very tasty!
Dana says
This recipe calls for powdered sweetener - is that referring to “confectioners” vs. granular? This recipe seems close to the original - but we always used granular in that one. Looking forward to trying this one!
Louise Sanford says
Can you use coconut flour and 1/2 coconut flour in this recipe ?
Lauren says
Personally, I have not tried coconut flour in this recipe. However, in general, 1/4 cup coconut flour is equal to 1 cup almond flour. Sometimes it will need an extra egg so I cannot say the substitute has been tested. I'll post if we try it that way this season!
Barbara says
Do these freeze well?
Lauren says
Yes, they do freeze well! I keep them in a freezer bag or air-tight freezer container for up to a month.
Claudia says
They were delicious!! Got 96 small cookies out of the batch.
Gayle says
Why can't I see the recipe...half if it is covered by a white box??
Lauren says
That's odd! Mine works just fine from several different browsers. Could you try to reload it? If not, let me know, and I'll email it to you!
Tiffany says
This was my first time attempting keto and I followed a Keto sugar cookie where the dough was almost like original. However, this recipe I had very crumbly dough and I’m not sure why. Right now, it won’t even press, is there a way to salvage or any suggestions for next time?
Lauren says
The dough should not have been hard or crumbly. I would make sure the almond flour used is finely ground blanched almond flour and the butter and eggs should be room temperature, not cold. I've never had it turn out crumbly, but I would probably add a tablespoon of melted butter at a time and mix it thoroughly until the dough stays together and is pressable.