Citrus Cheesecake Cookies

Name: Citrus Cheesecake Cookies
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 4 Tbsp cream cheese; ½ Cup coconut flour; ⅓ Cup + 1 Tbsp butter; 1 Egg; ½ Cup erythritol; 1 Tsp vanilla extract; 1 Tsp orange zest; 1 Tsp lemon zest

by Joyce

12 servings

20 min

This Low-carb, Keto-friendly cheesecake cookies are to die for!

If
you are worried about the erythritol taste on cookies, don’t worry because the taste
is amazing in this citrus cheesecake cookies.

This Citrus Cheesecake Cookies are a bit crunchy on the outside and oh so soft on the inside. They seriously melt in your mouth!

The perfect holiday

cookie to make for gatherings and a guaranteed that your coworkers and family

will beg you to make them again and again.

For this recipe, we made

them with orange and lemon zest, but you can pretty much use any extract or essence

you like.

Citrus Cheesecake Cookies

Can I substitute Orangeand Lemon Zest?

Yes, you can use any

extract you want as stated above, you can swap the orange and lemon zest for

cinnamon and nutmeg, mix some shredded coconut and a bit of coconut extract. Or

you can just use vanilla.

You can use all

variations with this keto cookie recipe, and it will be good!

Keto Diet Cookie Recipe

Can you freeze this Keto cheesecake cookies recipe?

Yes, you can freeze the dough. To freeze we recommend you shape the dough into small balls and freeze them this way to make it simple to bake later.

Try our Keto Lemon Cookies !

What is erythritol?

Erythritol is an artificial sweetener that you will find in low-sugar and sugar-free foods.

How to make Cheesecake Cookies

How to make Cheesecake Cookies

What are the ingredients to make citrus cheesecake cookies?

To make this low-carb cheesecake cookies recipe you are going

to need the following ingredients:

cream cheese
coconut flour
butter
egg
erythritol
vanilla extract
orange zest
lemon zest

Now that you have all

the ingredients to make cheesecake cookies follow the steps below.

Using a large bowl, add the butter and cream cheese and creamed well.

Once the butter and cream cheese are creamy add the erythritol and mix until it is slightly fluffy.

Add the orange and lemon

zest, vanilla extract and egg to the mixture.

Mix the ingredients

well.

Once you have mixed all

the ingredients it is time to slowly add the coconut flour and mix until no lumps

are showing.

The cookie dough will be

firm, if it is not firm, add a Tablespoon of coconut flour to the mixture.

Cover and refrigerate

the dough for 15 minutes and after that pre-heat the oven to 350F degrees.

Remove the mixture from

the fridge and using a tablespoon form small cookie and place them to a parchment

paper covered baking pan.

Bake the cookies for

about 12 minutes or until they are golden brown.

Allow the cheesecake

cookies to cool before removing them from the baking tray.

Cheesecake Cookies

Keto-Friendly Cheesecake Cookies

Your Citrus Cheesecake

Cookies are done!

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Recipe details

Yield 12 servings
Time spent: Prep time: 10 Minutes Cook time: 10 Minutes Total time: 20 min

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Instructions

In a bowl beat eggs until light and fluffy (around 2 minutes). Incorporate erythritol and vanilla extract.
Mix in coconut flour, baking powder, and melted butter mixing well after the addition. Slowly incorporate almond flour.
Place a skillet over medium heat, pour around ⅓ Cup of batter and cook for 2 minutes or until bubbly, flip and cook for 1 more minute.

Comments

Sam on Mar 25, 2024

Can I use sugar?

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- Naomie Moore aka baileyanddaisey, Castaic CA on Mar 25, 2024
  
  I am trying tomorrow. Have heart issues and should not use erythritol. Will let you know how it turns out!
  
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Sherry Adaskin Bowman on Mar 28, 2024

Directions show almond flour..not in ingredients list.
Cookies in a skillet???

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