Keto Pumpkin Cookies Recipe
If you are looking for the perfect keto cookies for fall…you are in luck! These Keto Pumpkin Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting are everything fall and SO GOOD!
Soft and chewy, this pumpkin cookie recipe is everything fall and perfectly delicious!
Keto Pumpkin Cookies Recipe Ingredients
- 1/4 cup butter, room temp
- 1/3 cup swerve, golden
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup pumpkin puree, unsweetened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups almond flour
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon powder
- 1/4 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon xanthan gum
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
Optional Cream Cheese Glaze
- 4 oz cream cheese, room temp
- 1/2 cup monkfruit confectioners blend
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 to 3 tablespoons of heavy whipping cream (or more if needed)
Keto Pumpkin Cookies Recipe Instructions
- In a medium bowl, combine the butter and swerve. Mix with a hand mixer until smooth and well combined.
- Add in the egg, pumpkin puree, and vanilla extract. Mix until fully combined.
- Add the remaining dry ingredients and hand mix until it forms a dough.
- Use a spoon or a cookie scoop to form the dough balls. Use your fingers or a spoon to press down the cookies slightly to form a cookie shape.
- Bake at 350 degrees for about 18 to 20 minutes or until golden brown.
Optional Cream Cheese Glaze Instructions
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- Add the ingredients to a small bowl and mix until smooth and creamy. If needed, add more heavy whipping cream to get the consistency you want to drizzle the cookies.
Keto Pumpkin Cookies Recipe Nutrition
Yields about 18 to 20 cookies
Serves 18 (1 cookie)
Calories 127, Total C 3.7g, Fiber 0.8g, Net C 2.9g, Sugars 1.1g, Fat 7.5g, Protein 2.6g
* nutrition includes optional cream cheese glaze
Here is a video we made to show you how to make this pumpkin cookies recipe.
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Questions Others Have Asked
Can I eat pumpkin on a ketogenic diet?
It’s all about portion size, but yes pumpkin is certainly keto-friendly.
How do you store keto pumpkin cookies to enjoy later?
You can store these pumpkin cookies in an airtight container for a few days.
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Keto Pumpkin Cookies Recipe
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup butter room temp
- 1/3 cup swerve golden
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup pumpkin puree unsweetened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups almond flour
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon powder
- 1/4 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon xanthan gum
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
Optional Cream Cheese Glaze
- 4 oz cream cheese room temp
- 1/2 cup monkfruit confectioners blend
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 to 3 tablespoons of heavy whipping cream or more if needed
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, combine the butter and swerve. Mix with a hand mixer until smooth and well combined.
- Add in the egg, pumpkin puree, and vanilla extract. Mix until fully combined.
- Add the remaining dry ingredients and hand mix until it forms a dough.
- Use a spoon or a cookie scoop to form the dough balls. Use your fingers or a spoon to press down the cookies slightly to form a cookie shape.
- Bake at 350 degrees for about 18 to 20 minutes or until golden brown.
Optional Cream Cheese Glaze Instructions
- Add the ingredients to a small bowl and mix until smooth and creamy. If needed, add more heavy whipping cream to get the consistency you want to drizzle the cookies.
Video
Nutrition
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