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    Culinary Lion » Recipes » Keto Dessert Recipes » Lemon Hazelnut Shortbread Cookies

    Lemon Hazelnut Shortbread Cookies

    by Frank Campanella Leave a Comment

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    Low Carb Keto Lemon Shortbreak Cookies

    Have your Cookie and your cheesecake too! I often am indecisive but sometimes that can be a good thing. For Example when I create a Low carb shortbread cookie that's topped with a Keto Lemon Cheesecake frosting. This will be one of your new favorite recipes for sure!

    Part Shortbread Cookie, Part Cheesecake Frosting...100% Delicious

    Since I’m not a big sweets person and I don’t like baking. I don’t do a lot of desserts but these lemon Hazelnut Shortbread Cookies are perfect for me! Just enough sweetness balanced with the tart acidic flavor of the lemon. Shortbread cookies are great because they have that slight crisp on the outside with a soft chewy center. Since these are egg less you can taste the dough as you go to check to see if the flavors are where you want them. The dough can be made ahead of time if you're not baking them right away.

    Lemon Hazelnut Shortbread Cookies

    These cookies are gluten free so they are going to be more delicate than traditional shortbread. If you let them cool and even refrigerate for an hour they set up perfectly and won’t crumble in your hands. These cookies were great just as is but I did a quick poll on Instagram to see if I should top them with a frosting and the people have spoken...so frost I shall.

    Lemon flavored desserts are clearly my favorite!!

    If you’ve been following me for a while you may have seen a Zucchini Olive Oil Cake with a limoncello frosting. I made a frosting very similar for these cookies that almost has a cheesecake like texture. As I said the cookies a definitely stand alone. However if you want to take it a step further this lemon cheesecake frosting is pretty fantastic. The recipe makes a lot more frosting than you’ll need just so you can do a bit of spoon liking while you top the shortbread.

    Any nut would be great with this recipe. I used Hazelnuts because it’s very Christmasy and they are really low carb. However in the spring/summer I would substitute macadamia nuts or almonds. Happy Holidays and please use the hashtag #culinarylion if you make this recipe.

    Lemon Hazelnut Shortbread Cookies

    Lemon Hazelnut Shortbread Cookies

    Culinary Lion
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    Prep Time 10 minutes mins
    Cook Time 20 minutes mins
    15 minutes mins
    Total Time 30 minutes mins
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine American
    Servings 30
    Calories 142 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 8 tbsp butter
    • 3 cups almond flour
    • ½ cup crushed hazelnuts
    • ⅓ cup erythritol
    • 1 lemon juice and zest
    • 1 tsp lemon extract
    • 1 tsp vanilla extract
    • ½ tsp baking soda

    Lemon Cheesecake Frosting

    • Ingredients:
    • 8 oz soft cream cheese
    • ¼ cup erythritol
    • ⅓ cup heavy cream
    • 2 tablespoon sour cream
    • 1 tsp lemon extract
    • 1 tsp vanilla extract
    • 1 lemon juice and zest

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
    • Mix softened butter and erythritol with a mixer.
    • Add lemon and vanilla extract as well as lemon zest and juice
    • Fold in crushed hazelnuts
    • Then mix in almond flour one cup at a time to form dough
    • Scoop out 2 oz dough balls and roll smooth then gently press out to form a round shape and lay out on a parchment paper lined sheet pan.
    • Sprinkle with erythritol and bake for 15 minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes before moving to a cooling rack. These cookies are very delicate at first so be patient
    • Whip ingredients together until smooth.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 2gCalories: 142kcalCarbohydrates: 4gProtein: 3gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 20mgSodium: 74mgPotassium: 36mgFiber: 2gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 240IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 39mgIron: 1mg
    Keyword cheesecake, cookies, lemon, shortbread
    Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!
    Nutrition Facts
    Lemon Hazelnut Shortbread Cookies
    Amount Per Serving (2 g)
    Calories 142 Calories from Fat 126
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 14g22%
    Saturated Fat 5g31%
    Cholesterol 20mg7%
    Sodium 74mg3%
    Potassium 36mg1%
    Carbohydrates 4g1%
    Fiber 2g8%
    Sugar 1g1%
    Protein 3g6%
    Vitamin A 240IU5%
    Vitamin C 4mg5%
    Calcium 39mg4%
    Iron 1mg6%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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    Hey Everyone, My name is Frank Campanella. I've spent the last 20 years as a chef in restaurants throughout the mid Atlantic cooking everything from seafood and steak to classic pub grub. Now I'm taking all thoses recipes and giving them a low carb/ Keto facelift. I hope you love flavorful delicious food because that is the only recipe you will find here. Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to sign up for the mailing list so you can get all the latest recipes.

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