Keto Ginger Bread Cookies Recipe

These keto gingerbread cookies have all the classic aromas and flavors of Christmas. Plus, they are so much fun to make!

Miss baking Christmas cookies like when you were a kid? Now, you no longer have to! You can make charming little keto gingerbread men this holiday season.

As they bake, your kitchen will fill with sweet and spicy aromas that will make you want to take them out early and munch on them!

But trust me- they are worth the wait. These gingerbread cookies have a nutty and spicy flavor that is enhanced with the barely-there sweetness. They are basically the perfect Christmas cookies.

Even though it's optional, have fun and decorate them with the kids! I'm even including the recipe for a low-carb frosting you can use to make the mischievous grins and white round buttons.

Celebrate the best part of the holidays (the desserts and baking!) without breaking your low-carb diet. These low-carb cookies are keto-friendly, gluten-free, and high in protein!

Ingredients

I used all the most basic ingredients in these cookies - nothing crazy or hard to find. I keep all of these ingredients in my pantry so I can bake whenever the feeling hits.

Dry Ingredients

I used almond flour as the main ingredient in the cookies. Make sure to use almond flour - not almond meal. If you use almond meal, the cookies will have a gritty texture.

The baking soda helps the cookies rise in the oven, so they aren't a flat brick. For the sweetener, I used Swerve confectioner's sugar substitute.

Spices

The spices are what give it the classic gingerbread taste and aroma! If you are in a rush, McCormick makes a gingerbread spice mix that you can use instead of my five spices. Replace my spices with 3 teaspoons of a gingerbread spice mix.

If you want to make your own homemade spice mix, I used a combination of:

• Cinnamon
• Ground ginger
• Allspice
• Ground cloves
• Nutmeg

Finally, don't forget to use xanthan gum! It keeps everything together.

Wet Ingredients

The only wet ingredients I used in these cookies were butter and eggs. Make sure to use unsalted butter when baking.

Please note: Check out the recipe card at the bottom for a full list of ingredients used to make this low-carb recipe.

Quick Tips

• Let the dough chill in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes before you try to roll and cut them out. This makes the dough easier to manipulate.
• Use other fun cookie cutter shapes to make Christmas cookies.
• Add food coloring to the homemade keto buttercream frosting to add make your gingerbread cookies colorful.

Instructions

If you want to see all the steps together, scroll down to the printable recipe card at the bottom of this post. First, I have some photos of each step so you can see how I made these cute cookies.

Make The Dough

This is the easy part! Just mix all the ingredients together. You don't even need an electric mixer - just use a wooden spoon.

After the dough is completely mixed together, place it in the refrigerator to chill for at least half an hour.

Cut Out Gingerbread Shapes

After the dough is sufficiently chilled, roll it out between two sheets of parchment paper. Use parchment paper so that the dough doesn't stick to your rolling pin.

Roll the dough until it is ¼" thick. Then, use your favorite cookies cutters to cut out some holiday shapes.

Bake The Cookies

Place the gingerbread cookies on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet. Bake them until they are golden brown. Before you decorate them, let them cool off completely.

Decorate The Keto Gingerbread Cookies

This part is optional. If you want to, make a keto-friendly thick buttercream frosting and put it in a piping bag. Make a face and some buttons.

Now you are ready to enjoy them or put them on your Christmas cookie platter!

️ Serving Suggestions

These have some of the most iconic flavors of the holiday season, so serve them with more of your favorite Christmas foods.

They are perfect on a cookie platter with some low-carb sugar cookies and gluten-free thumbprint cookies with jam. They will also be right at home on a dessert table with a yule log cake!

Sip on some sugar-free egg nog or a hot gingerbread coffee as you munch on these sweet cookies.

Are gingerbread cookies the same thing as ginger snaps?

No, these are not the same thing as ginger snaps. I have a delicious recipe for low-carb ginger snaps that you should definitely make. You'll notice the difference. The biggest difference between the two is that ginger snaps are crispier.

To achieve the crispy texture, I used both coconut flour and almond flour in my ginger snaps. I also used a brown sugar substitute instead of a confectioner's sugar substitute.

How do you store keto gingerbread cookies?

The best way to store these cookies is in an airtight container in the refrigerator - especially if you used frosting on them. They will stay fresh for about a week in the refrigerator.

Is cinnamon keto-friendly?

Yes, cinnamon is a keto-friendly type of spice! I love to use it in lots of my low-carb dessert recipes.

Whether you want to make them with your friends or you just want to celebrate the holidays by making a classic recipe, you are going to love these cookies! Share this idea with some friends and enjoy making the holidays a little sweeter - without the carbs!

Recipe Card