LOW CARB VEGAN LINZER COOKIES
I think cookies are really the ultimate Christmas food, so for the past week, I’ve been thinking of all the low carb Christmas cookies I want to bake this year! The other day, I made low carb gingerbread cookies, and last night, I pulled out my little Linzer cookie cutters – and low carb vegan Linzer cookies were born!
Linzer cookies are a redux of Linzertorte – a traditional Austrian torte named for the city of Linz. This torte is typically made with crust of nuts and flour, and filled with raspberries. I know. Sounds like heaven.
Low Carb Vegan Linzer Cookies
Yield: 10 cookie sandwiches
Serving Size: 1 cookie sandwich
Calories per serving: 84
Fat per serving: 8.4g
Carbs per serving: 1.8g net
Protein per serving: .9g
Fiber per serving: 3.6g
Ingredients
For the Cookies
6 tbsp coconut flour
3 ounces (6 tbsp) softened vegan buttery spread (Like Earth Balance)
1 ounce (2 tbsp) softened vegan cream cheese
2 tbsp Swerve or other granulated sweetener
1 tsp almond or hazelnut extract
For the Filling
1/4 cup (ish) of sugar free raspberry jam
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350F.
Cream together butter, cream cheese, Swerve and flavoring.
Stir in coconut flour until completely incorporated. You'll have to knead it for the last little bit.
Roll the dough out to be about 5mm thick. I know, I switched to metric there, but it really is the best descriptor - way better than, "a little more than 1/8th of an inch."
Use your cookie cutter to cut out 10 bottom pieces and then 10 top pieces (with the little hole).
Bake for 10-12 minutes, until the edges just start to turn golden.
Remove from the oven and let cool for at least a half hour! This will give them a chance to set up. If you try to pick them up too early, they will crumble.
Spread about a tsp of sugar free jam on a bottom piece, top with the little top pieces.
Adorable! Admire how cute your cookies are, and then eat them.
