American · dessert, snack

Keto Lemon Cookies with Lemon Glaze

Video by Keto Connect on YouTube · Open on YouTube

35 min · plus 20 minutes coolingMakes 12 × 1 cookie108 kcal a portion
  • Keto (2.4 g net carbs a serve)
  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten-free ingredients

Contains: Egg, Milk, Tree nuts. Check labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes.

Almond and coconut flour with fresh lemon, sweetened with erythritol and stevia instead of sugar: about 2.5 g net carbs and 2.5 g fibre a cookie, with most of the energy from fat.

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Ingredients 12

Method

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  1. Stir the room-temperature butter with 1/4 cup erythritol into a smooth, frosting-like base. 0:18
  2. Add the egg, lemon zest, lemon juice and 8–10 drops of stevia and stir together; it may look curdled at first. 0:46
  3. Add the almond flour, coconut flour, baking powder and a pinch of salt and mix until the dough is sandy and clumps together. 1:42
  4. Heat the oven to 180°C (350°F). Scoop and roll the dough into balls on a lined baking sheet; chill the dough for 10 minutes first if it is too soft to roll. 2:22
  5. Bake 10–14 minutes, until just golden on top but still soft. Let them cool completely, 15–30 minutes. 2:55
  6. For the glaze, put the powdered erythritol in a bowl and add lemon juice a teaspoon at a time until thick and glossy. 3:30
  7. Dip the tops of the cooled cookies in the glaze (or pipe it on). Store them in the fridge. 4:04

Tip. Use powdered erythritol for the glaze, or it turns grainy. The cook's scoop made 12 larger cookies (they took 16 minutes); the written recipe makes 20 small ones.

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One portion (1 cookie) gives you 1 of 12

Energy108 kcal450 kJ
Protein3.3 g7% of a day
Fibre2.6 g9% of a day
Carbohydrate5 g2.4 g net · 0.8 g sugars2% of a day
Fat9 g3.4 g saturated12% of a day
Sodium60 mg3% of a day

Where the energy comes from one serve

  • Net carbs 9%
  • Protein 13%
  • Fat 78%

Fits keto: 2.4 g net carbs a serve, with 78% of the energy from fat.

Vitamins & minerals % of a day, one serve · tap for more

Vitamin E Source15%

2.3 mg a serve, mostly from almond flour (93%). An antioxidant that protects cell membranes. Nuts, seeds and plant oils such as olive oil are the main sources.

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Magnesium7%

27 mg a serve, mostly from almond flour (82%). Takes part in hundreds of reactions — energy, muscles, nerves, blood sugar and bones. Nuts, seeds, legumes and whole grains are good sources.

Selenium5%

2.5 µg a serve, mostly from egg (51%). Part of the body's antioxidant enzymes and needed for thyroid hormones. Seafood, eggs, meat and Brazil nuts are rich sources.

Zinc4%

0.4 mg a serve, mostly from almond flour (64%). Needed for immunity, wound healing, taste and growth. Meat, seafood, legumes, seeds and whole grains supply it.

Vitamin A4%

38 µg a serve, mostly from butter (84%). Keeps eyes, skin and the immune system healthy. Orange vegetables and dark greens give beta-carotene, which the body turns into vitamin A.

Potassium3%

120 mg a serve, mostly from almond flour (52%). Balances sodium to help control blood pressure and keeps muscles and nerves working. Beans, potatoes, leafy greens and fruit are rich sources.

Iron3%

0.5 mg a serve, mostly from almond flour (60%). Carries oxygen in your blood. Iron from plants absorbs better with vitamin C in the same meal — lemon, tomato or capsicum.

Calcium2%

27 mg a serve, mostly from almond flour (82%). Builds bones and teeth and helps muscles and nerves work. Dairy, calcium-set tofu, sardines with their bones and some greens supply it.

Vitamin C2%

1.6 mg a serve, mostly from lemon juice (41%). An antioxidant needed for collagen, immunity and iron absorption. Long cooking destroys some, so raw herbs, citrus and capsicum help.

Folate2%

7.7 µg a serve, mostly from almond flour (48%). Needed to make DNA and new cells — especially important before and in early pregnancy. Legumes and leafy greens are rich sources.

Vitamin B122%

0.1 µg a serve, mostly from egg (83%). Keeps nerves and blood cells healthy. Found almost only in animal foods and fortified foods (some plant milks, nutritional yeast), so vegans need a reliable source.

Vitamin B62%

0 mg a serve, mostly from coconut flour (43%). Helps turn food into energy and make brain messengers. Chickpeas, fish, poultry, potatoes and bananas are good sources.

Vitamin D1%

0.2 µg a serve, mostly from egg (57%). Helps you absorb calcium for bones and supports muscles. Few foods have much — oily fish, eggs, UV-exposed mushrooms, fortified milks. Sunlight is the main source.

Omega-31%

0 g a serve, mostly from butter (83%). Omega-3 fats support the heart and brain. Oily fish give EPA and DHA; walnuts, flax, chia and canola give ALA, which the body converts only a little.

Vitamin K0%

0.3 µg a serve, mostly from butter (96%). Needed for blood clotting and bones. Leafy greens and herbs are very rich in it. If you take warfarin, keep your intake steady and talk to your doctor.

Estimated from the ingredient list with USDA FoodData Central values; % of a day uses the food-label daily values. How this works

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Recipe and video by Keto Connect; the method summary, nutrition estimate and diet notes are Notbroken’s. General information about food, not dietary advice.