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Keto Gingerbread Cookies

A classic at Christmas! Get the kiddies together with some sugar free candies and some keto royal icing and go crazy! The recipe could also be used to make a gingerbread house, depending on how destroyed you're willing to let your kitchen get! LOL.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Servings: 12
Cuisine: American
Calories: 158
Ingredients Equipment Method Video

Ingredients
  

  • 157 g vital wheat gluten with the next 6 lines, replaces 1 bag Ketonia Bread Mix (discontinued)
  • 84 g golden flax meal
  • 38 g oat fiber
  • 35 g almond flour
  • 6 g salt
  • 1 g xanthan gum
  • 0.5 g citric acid
  • 2 tsp ground ginger
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • ¼ tsp nutmeg
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ¾ cup Swerve (Brown)
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • ¼ cup Swerve (powdered1)
  • 1 egg white

Equipment

  • 1 Stand mixer
  • 1 Sheet pan
  • 1 Parchment paper
  • 1 Piping bags

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to *350
  2. Cream butter and brown sugar in stand mixer till light and fluffy.
  3. Added and mix till fully incorporated.
  4. Add mix, ginger, cinnamon, baking powder and salt. Starting on low speed mix till combined and dough comes together.
  5. Roll dough out on parchment papaerto prevent sticking, to a ¼ inch thickness. Cut out gingerbread men and place on parchment lined sheet pan.
  6. Decorate with sugarless candies like chocolate chips.
  7. Bake for 8-10 minutes or till just starting to brown. Cool.
  8. Meanwhile make your icing. Whisk together powdered swerve and egg white till smooth. You can add a bit more swerve if its too thin or a few drops of lemon juice it it's too thin. Place in piping bag or zip lock bag. Cut a small hole in the bottom with scissors. Get your Jolly on and decorate your gingerbread men!