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These Low Carb Lemon Thumbprint Cookies are sweet little bites filled with a delicious sugar free lemon curd. I served them up next to a hot cup of Bigelow Lemon Ginger Probiotics Tea to celebrate hot tea month and the feel better goal accomplishments I made over the last year!
A little more than a year ago I decided that I was going to get healthy and stay healthy and the way I was going to do that was incorporate exercise and healthy eating habits into my life!
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Mid-year I decided to go to a low carb lifestyle and that made a huge difference in how I felt! This year, I plan to continue with my lifestyle change and plan to have an improved report for next year. This of course, continues to incorporate the use of my favorite Bigelow Teas!
Last year I incorporated more exercise and changed my eating habits. To date, have lost over 30 pounds and have just recently met 51% of my goal!!
There has been nothing “easy” about it, other than it is easy for me to enjoy the food and drink that I do put into my body. Recipes like these Low Carb Lemon Curd Thumbprint Cookies, paired with a hot mug of Bigelow Tea help to keep me on track and feeling great about myself.
When the temps turn as cold as they have here in New York recently, celebrating hot tea month is even more satisfying! I love my tea and drink it throughout the day whether at home or in the office. I love how drinking hot tea not only warms me up, but it also makes me feel good about myself!
How about you? Have you made lifestyle changes that have made you feel better about yourself or are you thinking about making those changes? Many people choose to do so at the beginning of a new year. Never fear, even though the year has already started, you can still make those changes and reach your goal! While your doing it, enjoy a cup of Bigelow Tea and make a batch of these cookies. Promise, you will feel the immediate results of feeling better about yourself!
Low Carb Lemon Thumbprints
These Low Carb Lemon Thumbprint Cookies are sweet little bites filled with a delicious sugar free lemon curd. A perfect sweet treat for your Keto diet!
Ingredients
For the cookies:
- 2 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
- 6 tbsp butter, room temperature
- 1/2 cup granulated Swerve
- 2 cups almond flour
- 2 tbsp coconut flour
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
For the Lemon Curd
- 1/2 cup fresh squeezed lemon juice
- 1 cup powdered Swerve
- 3 large eggs
- 4 tbsp unsalted butter, softened
- 2 tsp lemon zest
Instructions
- Make the lemon curd ahead of time and place in refrigerator to chill.
To make the Lemon Curd:
- Whisk together lemon juice, sugar free sweetener, and eggs until well combined. Place in a double boiler with a hot simmer and stir constantly until thickened, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat, add butter and lemon zest. Stir until combined and creamy. Chill until ready to use.
To Make the Cookies:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In large mixing bowl, cream together cream cheese and butter. Blend in sweetener until well combined.
- Add almond flour, coconut flour, salt, and vanilla extract. Mix until stiff dough forms. Measure about 3/4 tablespoon dough and shape into ball. Place on cookie sheet lined with parchment paper and put a small indent in dough with thumb.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes. Remove from oven and cool completely.
- When ready to serve, place 1 teaspoon lemon curd in center of cookie. Store unused lemon curd in refrigerator.
Notes
Updated 4/7/19: You can choose to use powdered or granulated swerve in the cookie dough, whatever your preference is. I have used both and have had good results every time.
Recommended Products
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Swerve Sweetener, Confectioners, 12 oz - Swerve Sweetener, Granular, 12 oz (Pack of 3)
- Bob's Red Mill Super-Fine Gluten Free Almond Flour, 3 Pound
- BOB'S RED MILL, Flour, Og2, Coconut, Pack of 4, Size 16 OZ, (Gluten Free Kosher 95%+ Organic)
- Adams Best Twice as Strong Vanilla 4oz Glass Bottle (Pack of 3)
Nutrition Information
Yield
24Serving Size
1 cookieAmount Per Serving Calories 79Total Fat 7gSaturated Fat 4gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 60gCholesterol 39mgSodium 68mgCarbohydrates 2gFiber 1gSugar 0gProtein 2g
Nutrition information calculated using myfitnesspal is provided as a courtesy, but will vary depending on the specific brands of ingredients you use. Please consult with your doctor regarding specific health needs.
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Welcome! I'm Shelby, author of Grumpy's Honeybunch. I have been sharing family favorite recipes since 2007. We started the Keto Diet in October 2017 and since then I have been creating Keto ... 
These cookies look so delicious! I agree with you, drinking hot tea just makes me feel good. I’ve been drinking multiple cups this winter! My nana always had cookies with her tea, I need to start doing that more. A nice way to slow down! 🙂 #client
Mmmm lemon thumbprint!
I love thumbprint cookies and I think these would be super fun to make!
You had me at lemon! I can’t wait to try making this recipe!
Which sugar free sweetener do you use? Would Truvia or Pyure work?
Yes, I’m sure Pyure would work, I have used that one before. I normally use Swerve granular and powdered. I’m thinking truvia would probably work but I don’t recommend the blend as that has sugar in it (if you are trying to completely eliminate sugar).
This recipe is DELICIOUS! My son loves key lime pie so we substituted lime for the lemon, and instead of vanilla extract, we used 1/2 tsp rum extract and 1/2 tsp coconut extract. You can use this base cookie recipe for just about any flavor, and also, I absolutely love, love, love that this cookie is soft and chewy. 😀 Thank you for sharing your recipe.
Thank you for sharing Jonell! I love the lime twist too (am a huge fan of lime here also!)
The cookie recipe says granulated swerve but then the cookie instructions say mix in powdered sugar. So is it granulated swerve or powdered sugar?
Hi Angela, in the recipe it indicates granulated swerve for the cookie dough and powdered swerve for the lemon curd. However, since I posted this recipe, I have used powdered swerve in the cookie instead of granulated and it does work.
Do you think I could get away with just lemon extract?
It depends on what you want to use it in place of. If you want to use lemon extract instead of zest, that should be fine. But lemon juice is essential for the lemon curd. I hope that answers your question. Shelby