Fathead dough is a popular low carb dough that has revolutionized pizza. It is used in many savory and sweet applications like these keto fathead sugar cookies. Save this recipe for the holidays, you will be glad you did!

Keto Fathead Sugar Cookies

If you eat keto or low carb you have most likely heard of fathead dough and have become a super huge fan. If you’re new and haven’t heard of it-  let me introduce you… Fathead dough started with pizza. A low carb or keto way to get your pizza fix in far less than carbs than normal pizza crust.  We are talking like maybe 2 net carbs per slice compared to about 40.

Making our Keto Fathead Sugar Cookies +Video

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Melt cream cheese and mozzarella in a small bowl, microwaved for 1 minute. Mix well to combine.

In a separate bowl cream butter, sweetener, vanilla and egg whites. Add baking powder and almond flour, continue mixing.  Mixture will be crumbly.

Add cream cheese mixture to the flour mixture. Stir.  Hand work dough until fully combined Shape into a ball.  Let rest 5 minutes.

Shape into a cylinder (like store bought cookie dough) , refrigerate 30 mins.

Cut into 12 slices.  Bake on 350 in a preheated oven for 15-18 mins.

Cool on rack.  Serve!

If you have sugar free chocolate chips melt them down, add a little heavy cream and make a ganache to dip one side of these in.  OR dust with powdered sweetener!

You can also try our amazing Low Carb Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Yield: 12 servings

Keto Fathead Sugar Cookies

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Fathead dough is a popular low carb dough that has revolutionized pizza. It is used in many savory and sweet applications like these keto fathead sugar cookies. 

Prep Time 35 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Total Time 50 minutes

Ingredients

• 2 ounces Cream Cheese
• 1 cup Mozzarella, shredded
• 3 tbsp Real Butter, softened
• 1/2 cup Swerve Sweetener
• 2 Egg Whites
• 2 tsp Vanilla Extract
• 1 cup Almond Flour
• 1 tsp Baking Powder

Instructions

1. Melt cream cheese and mozzarella in a small bowl, microwaved for 1 minute. Mix well to combine. 
2. In a separate bowl cream butter, sweetener, vanilla and egg whites. Add baking powder and almond flour, continue mixing.  Mixture will be crumbly. 
3. Add cream cheese mixture to the flour mixture. Stir.  Hand work dough until fully combined Shape into a ball.  Let rest 5 minutes. 
4. Shape into a cylinder (like store bought cookie dough) , refrigerate 30 mins. 
5. Cut into 12 slices.  Bake on 350 in a preheated oven for 15-18 mins. 
6. Cool on rack.  Serve!  

Notes

Recipes makes 12 cookies. 

Serving size- 1 cookie.  1.3 net carbs per serving. 

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

12
Amount Per Serving:Calories: 69

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