A snickerdoodle is a classic easy cookie to make for the holidays so I thought it should be one included in my Holiday cookie video this year. And the keto version is pretty simple as well. It takes a little prepping ahead of time but who ever makes one kind of cookie for the holidays. So you can make and shape the snickerdoodles then make another dough while the snickerdoodle is chilling in the freezer for 30 minutes. I have several other keto holiday cookie recipes-
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These were a variation on my soft and chewy keto chocolate chip recipe- https://www.ketoupgrade.info/post/keto-chocolate-chip-cookies-no-nuts
Many people that come into my shop are allergic to corn or are avoiding it so arrowroot is a good alternative and healthier I believe from some articles I've read in the past. You don't have to use the arrowroot powder, you can use cornstarch if you aren't opposed to using it, you may need a little less though. Another alternative is if you have tapioca starch or flour, it's about the same carb count as arrowroot. You can also use 1/4 tsp. of xanthan gum in place of the arrowroot, it won't give you as chewy of a texture but they are still delicious. The gelatin is what really gives it chew though, I used beef gelatin but know unflavored gelatin will work just fine. If you don't want to use gelatin you can try adding a bunch of xanthan gum but I don't think you will get exactly the same result.
Any 1:1 Alternative sweetener will work for this recipe. A sweetener that is super sweet in small amounts will not have enough bulk to it in the recipes to make a dough. Allulose may make the cookies too soft if you use all allulose. I sometimes use it if a keto baked goods needs more moistness because it holds onto water. You can probably replace some of the monkfruit/erythritol with allulose but I wouldn't do all of it.
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Keto Snickerdoodle Cookie Recipe
224 g/8 oz./16 Tbs. Salted or Unsalted Butter (Room Temp.)
240 g/1 1/4 Cup 1:1 Granular sweetener I use Classic Monkfruit/Erythritol Sweetener
1 Egg (room temp)
2 tsp. Vanilla Extract
60 g Unflavored Whey Protein Isolate (Isopure is my preferred brand, 2 packed scoops)
42 g Coconut flour (1/3 Cup)
1 Tbs. Unflavored gelatin
2 tsp. Arrowroot Powder
2 tsp. Baking soda
1/2 tsp. Salt (if using unsalted butter)
Cinnamon/Sugar Coating
48 g/1/4 Cup Granular Sweetener of choice (can use allulose or bocha sweet but the cookies may spread more)
1 tsp. Ground Cinnamon
Instructions:
Pull out your 1 Egg, whip the butter in a stand mixer or with a hand mixer for 2 minutes if it isn't completely soft
Whip the sweetener and butter together for 8 minutes, scrapping down several times in the 8 minutes until almost white and super fluffy
While butter and sweetener are whipping, weigh/measure, sift and mix up the dry ingredients
Once butter and sweetener are fluffy, whip in one room temperature egg until fully combined, scrap and whip
Add vanilla extract, whip and scrap
Add in the dry ingredients, scraping down and making sure everything is combined
Once all dry ingredients are fully combined scoop and roll and coat balls in cinnamon sugar mixture and place on a parchment lined baking sheet that will fit in your freezer and chill for 30 minutes
Once balls are mostly chilled preheat oven to 325 degrees, when oven is ready place a few frozen balls on a parchment lined baking sheet at least 2 inches apart and bake for 11-14 minutes depending on your oven and how long they have been in the freezer for, spin halfway though for even baking
Air on the side of caution and under bake rather than overbake unless you like crispier cookies, let cool completely before removing from the parchment paper
Balls can stay frozen in a ziplock bag for over a month, cooked cookies will freeze also but won't taste as good
Macros 1/32 cookie
70 Calories
6 g Fat
10 g Total Carbs
0 g Fiber
9 g Sugar Alcohol
1 g Net Carb
3 g Protein
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These are delicious! First batch failed and spread out waaay too much even after freezing. That's on me though, I'm at over 6,000 feet here in Wyoming and forgot to reduce the amount of butter. I found using half of the amount called for works best.
Sounds amazing and super yummy. Thank you
Hot damn!! I was going to ask you about snickerdoodles!! 💖 Just made your chocolate chip cookies and pumpkin bread last night and we are loving them!