With a light lemon flavor, these keto sandwich cookies are the perfect recipe when you are craving something light. Each cookie only has 2 grams net carbs!
Keto Sandwich Cookies
Are you a huge fan of lemonade? If so, then you are really going to enjoy these cookies! The crispy gluten-free almond flour cookies are flavored with lemon juice and lemon zest, and then I added more lemon juice and lemon zest in the cream cheese filling.
These are like a lighter version of Oreo cookies! They are so much fun to pack in a picnic or serve to kids at a birthday party. You won’t believe it, but there are just 2 grams net carbs in each sandwich cookie! Yup, you can feel free to indulge in more than one.
Lemon Sandwich Cookies
These sandwich cookies are a lot of fun for kids to make – and they are even more fun to eat! If your kids love to make cookies, then let them join you in the kitchen for this recipe. Kids can help cut out the cookies with the cookie cutter and then use a piping bag to add the filling.
Older kids can learn how to use a rolling pin to roll out the dough evenly. It’s a very sticky dough, so I suggest rolling the dough out in between two pieces of parchment paper.
Gluten-Free Cookies Recipe
This is a fun recipe to change up. If you make any changes to the recipe, please let me know in the comments. One way you can change them is to spread some keto-friendly ice cream in the middle.
Or, use peppermint extract instead of lemon juice and lemon zest. Then, you’ll have peppermint sandwich cookies – yum!
How To Freeze Cookie Dough
If you want to make the dough and freeze it for later, here’s how to do just that.
First, follow the recipe and chill the dough first. Chilling it first makes it easier to handle. Then, roll the cookie dough into balls and place them in a single layer on a baking sheet.
Put the baking sheet in the freezer for one hour. Once your cookie dough is frozen solid, place them into a labeled zipped-top freezer bag.
Freeze the cookie dough for up to three months.
When you are ready to bake the cookies, remove them from the freezer and place them on your prepared baking sheet. Follow my recipe and bake them until they are golden brown.
Easy Keto Cookies
Since these keto sandwich cookies are flavored naturally with lemon juice and lemon zest, I like to serve them with some fruity recipes. A slice of keto fruit pizza will taste incredible with these keto cookies.
Pour yourself a glass of keto pink drink. It is creamy and rich and will taste delicious with a lemon sandwich cookie.
Strawberries and lemon go together really well, so I like to serve these sandwich cookies at parties with some keto strawberry mini pies. It’s the perfect combination.
Keto Lemon Sandwich Cookies Recipe
here’s the list of ingredients to make these scrumptious keto sandwich cookies. Exact measurements and instructions are located in the printable recipe card, just a little bit further below.
Prep Time: 25 minutes
Cook Time: 10-15 minutes
Servings: 12
Net Carbs: 2 net carbs per serving
Ingredients:
For the cookies:
Almond flour
Swerve confectioners sugar substitute
Butter
Cream cheese
Vanilla extract
Lemon zest
Lemon juice
For the cream filling:
Softened cream cheese
Swerve confectioners sugar substitute
Fresh lemon juice
Lemon zest
Instructions:
Mix together all of the ingredients for the cookies until smooth.
Chill the dough for 1 hour.
Roll the chilled dough to about ¼ of an inch thick in between two pieces of parchment paper.
Use a small circle cookie cutter to cut out circles of dough.
Place the circles of dough on a parchment lined baking sheet.
Bake the cookies in a 350 degree oven for 10-15 minutes until lightly browned. Cool to room temperature.
Mix together the ingredients for the filling.
Spread the filling on the cooled cookies, and top with another cookie to form a sandwich.
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Keto Lemon Sandwich Cookies
Equipment
- Mixing Bowl
- Parchment Paper
- Rolling Pin
- Round Cookie Cutter
Ingredients
Almond Flour Lemon Cookies
- 1 1/4 cup Almond Flour
- 1/4 cup Swerve Confectioner's Sugar Substitute
- 4 tbsp Butter softened and unsalted
- 1 ounce Cream Cheese softened
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- Zest of Half A Lemon
- 2 tsp Lemon Juice
Lemon Cream Filling
- 4 ounces Cream Cheese softened
- 1 cup Swerve Confectioner's Sugar Substitute
- 1 squeeze Fresh Lemon Juice
- Zest from Half A Lemon
Instructions
- Mix together all of the ingredients for the cookies until smooth.
- Chill the dough for 1 hour.
- Roll the chilled dough to about ¼ of an inch thick in between two pieces of parchment paper.
- Use a small circle cookie cutter to cut out circles of dough.
- Place the circles of dough on a parchment lined baking sheet.
- Bake the cookies in a 350 degree oven for 10-15 minutes until lightly browned. Cool to room temperature.
- Mix together the ingredients for the filling.
- Spread the filling on the cooled cookies, and top with another cookie to form a sandwich.
Notes
Net Carbs: 2 Net Carbs Per Serving (1 cookie) The nutritional information for this recipe is calculated as a courtesy and is approximate only. I cannot guarantee the accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipes on this site.
Low-Carb Cookies Recipes
If you enjoyed making these keto sandwich cookies, here are some more keto-friendly cookies you should bake next. My kids love all of them, so I am sure you will too!
