This week marks two fun dessert-focused holidays. Both National Strawberry Cream Pie Day and National Homemade Cookie Day are this week. We’re huge fans of food holidays because they encourage us to change up our diets more often. But when we have two dessert holidays in a week, we can’t celebrate everything as we want to make healthy choices.
That’s why we are celebrating both National Strawberry Cream Pie Day and National Homemade Cookie Day all at once. We’re sharing four wonderful low-carb strawberry cookies that combine the spirit of both holidays into one tasty dessert!
These are delicious almond and vanilla cookies filled with a strawberry butter cream. You can make the buttercream with freeze-dried strawberries or sugar-free Jell-O. Be sure not to skip the egg white powder in the buttercream. When we first read through it, we assumed it was just an extra stabilizer. But, reading more closely, as you dissolve the buttercream’s sweeteners in water, adding a stabilizer is a necessity, not an optional step. The egg white powder will be crucial to having your filling come together smoothly. A serving has 83 calories, 1.7 grams of carbs, 0.9 grams of fiber and 7.5 grams of fat. Get the recipe.
Many bakers will tell you that baking is just chemistry. But low-carb baking can often feel like a chemistry experiment as a recipe can call for different types of oils, fiber and sweeteners. The complicated ingredients help make low-carb treats taste like, or have the texture of, the real deal. While we don’t have a problem with complicated recipes, it’s always refreshing when we see a recipe made with simple pantry staples. These soft and chewy cookies are made with ingredients you already have in your kitchen or can buy easily without going online or visiting a specialty store. A serving has 85 calories, 4.3 grams of carbs, 1.7 grams of fiber and 7.5 grams of fat. Get the recipe.
These are cake-like cookies with a soft, substantial body. This is a recipe created for the paleo diet that happens to be low-carb, not one that is intentionally low-carb. So, there are places where you can cut out more carbs. The directions call for using half a cup of maple sugar. That can easily be replaced with a lower-carb sweetener of your choice. This is a recipe that is a jumping-off point. As written, a serving has 133 calories, seven grams of carbs, two grams of fiber and 11 grams of fat. Get the recipe.
We have saved what we think is the best for last. This cookie has just four ingredients. The image shows it with five ingredients, and chocolate chips are an optional mix-in. You can add extra things. But you don’t have to. Without additional mix-ins, the base cookie is delicious and so easy to make! These cookies are what we call “worryingly easy” to make, as they take under 20 minutes and have just four basic ingredients. They may become a permanent item on your menu. A serving has 98 calories, 12 grams of carbs, two grams of fiber and five grams of fat. Get the recipe.
We hope these recipes help you enjoy more strawberries in the form of cookies this week!
