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These buttery and delicious Keto Almond Shortbread Cookies are wonderfully crumbly and go perfectly with a cup of tea for a mid-morning treat.

Keto Shortbread Almond Cookies

These buttery and delicious keto almond shortbread cookies are wonderfully crumbly and go perfectly with a cup of tea for a mid-morning treat.
4.80 from 10 votes
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Keto
Keyword: Keto, Low-Carb
Servings: 40 cookies
Calories: 48kcal

Ingredients

Cookies

Topping

Instructions

  • Line a baking pan with parchment paper and preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C).
  • Using a hand electric mixer, beat together the egg and butter until pale yellow.
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  • In a medium bowl, mix together the almond butter, erythritol, and egg mixture.
    shortbread almond cookies recipe
  • Sift together both flours (almond and coconut) and salt, and mix them into the batter.
    shortbread almond cookies recipe
  • Add in as much of almond meal into the dough as necessary for being able to use your hands to form a compact, 1.5 inch diameter log.
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  • Form two logs. Wrap them tightly with plastic kitchen foil and refrigerate for 45 minutes.
    shortbread almond cookies recipe
  • Unwrap the cookie dough log, and roll it in the crushed sliced almonds, pressing down to ensure that the almonds sticks to the surface. Using a very sharp knife, cut into ¼-inch slices, and arrange on the baking pan.
    shortbread almond cookies recipe
  • Using a food processor, mix together the egg white, sliced almonds, and erythritol.

    Helping yourself with a silicone brush, apply the mixture onto each cookie.
    shortbread almond cookies recipe
  • Bake the cookies for about 10 minutes. Allow them to cool slightly and move to a cooling rack.

Nutrition

Calories: 48kcal
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