Low Carb Pecan Snowball Cookies
Has it snowed where you live yet this year? Do you get a lot of snow or are you in more of a tropical zone? To me, snow always made me feel like it was Christmas. There is nothing quite so festive as a blanket of pure, white snow covering the ground. The way Christmas lights reflect and dance on the snow, it is simply magical! When I think Christmas, I think snow.
However, I know that a very large part of the world doesn’t get that pretty white Christmas. Christmas may be more about lights in a palm tree or a brisk swim in the ocean on Christmas morning. But no matter where you live, Christmas is often associated with snow. That is why a cookie that looks like a mini snowball is so appropriate for this time of year!
Snowball cookies no only look festive but they are also so amazingly delicious. Classic snowball cookies are made primarily with pecans or walnuts. The nuts are chopped and mixed into a very easy cookie dough that is made from butter, sugar, flour and vanilla. While the nuts are okay for a keto dieter like me, the other ingredients are not good low carb choice.
Sugar-no.
Flour- no.
Totally not keto.
So, in order to make those cute little snowballs, we have to get a little creative and start acting a little more like food scientists. Flour is easy to replace in this recipe since it is based around nuts. I used almond flour to make these keto Christmas cookies which just enhanced the nutty taste. You could opt for pecan flour to really drive home that pecan flavor, however, this flour is much harder to find and tends to be pretty expensive. Almond flour will work wonderfully, trust me!
Powdered erythritol is the sweetener for these tasty little snowball cookies. It has zero net carbs and makes the cookies nice and sweet. Once the cookies are baked, they are rolled in extra powdered erythritol to give them that snowball look. This tasty sweetener is pretty and yummy!
Classic snowball cookies are known to melt in your mouth, dissolving right away with every sweet bite. This recipe does exactly that. The buttery, nutty cookie practically disappears as you chew. It is soft and tender yet won’t just fall apart on the cookie tray. The texture may be the best part of these cookies. Maybe this is another reason why they are called “snowballs”- they just melt away!
If you have never tried a pecan snowball cookie, I definitely would recommend you try this recipe immediately. Not only are they a perfect cookie to serve at any holiday get-together, but they are great all winter long. After all, the snow tends to get more and more frequent as the winter goes on! Why not celebrate the snow and cheer on winter with a tray of keto snowball cookies? Seems like a great idea to me!
Let us know how much you love these cookies and if they are going to be a new holiday tradition for you too. We can all use a little more “snow” around Christmas! Why not pile it up on a cookie tray while it piles up outside? Enjoy!
| Servings: cookies |
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/2 cup So Nourished powdered erythritol
- 1 1/2 cups almond flour
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp salt
- Pulse the pecans in a food processor until they are very finely ground.
- Cream the butter and powdered sugar with an electric mixer until light and fluffy.
- Add the almond flour, vanilla, salt and pecans to the bowl and stir well to form a dough.
- Place the cookie dough in the fridge to chill for about an hour.
- Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F and line a sheet tray with parchment paper.
- Scoop the cookie dough into one inch balls and roll them with your hands to make them smooth. Place on the sheet tray about 1 inch apart.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes.
- Take the cookies out of the oven and, while they are warm, roll them in extra powdered erythritol to look like snowballs. Enjoy!
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The content on this website should not be taken as medical advice and you should ALWAYS consult with your doctor before starting any diet or exercise program. We provide nutritional data for our recipes as a courtesy to our readers. We use Total Keto Diet app software to calculate the nutrition and we remove fiber and sugar alcohols, like erythritol, from the total carbohydrate count to get to the net carb count, as they do not affect your blood glucose levels. You should independently calculate nutritional information on your own and not rely on our data. The website or content herein is not intended to cure, prevent, diagnose or treat any disease. This website shall not be liable for adverse reactions or any other outcome resulting from the use of recipes or recommendations on the Website or actions you take as a result. Any action you take is strictly at your own risk.
Dr. Rosmy Barrios, MD is an aesthetic medicine specialist whose work focuses on patients who are treated for obesity, metabolic syndrome, and other weight-related issues through nutritional analysis, keto diet programs, and supporting medications.
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