Christmas cookie exchanges are one of the most enjoyable traditions of the season. We love sharing gifts from our kitchen. It’s a beautiful way to show the people in our lives that we are thinking of them at the holidays. We make a ton of treats to share with everyone from friends and family to our neighbors, mailmen and more. If we see you in December, you are getting a sweet!
But you might feel you can’t participate if you have blood sugar concerns. That simply isn’t true. People appreciate treats that are lower in carbs. Not everything has to be laden with sugar! Many people follow low-carb diets and may have blood sugar concerns you don’t know about. By making and sharing low-carb options, you can enjoy a few treats yourself and help people around you who might also be avoiding many of the higher-carb foods surrounding us at this time of year!
Today, we have four excellent treat recipes. They are low-carb and perfect for a cookie exchange or last-minute hostess gift. You’ll be thrilled when you make any of these.
Sugar cookies are the most popular Christmas cookies in America. But their name tells you that they are off-limits if you follow a low-carb diet. Thankfully, these cookies are sugar-free. They are also gluten-free! They are delicious as they are, or you can ice them with the keto royal icing recipe in the link. A serving has 98 calories, two grams of carbs, one gram of fiber and nine grams of fat. Get the recipe.
If you know everyone in your circle gives out cookies and want to be different, make this tasty and festive fudge! It’s shockingly easy and scrumptious! Everyone loves fudge, and no one can resist the flavor of gingerbread spices at this time of year. You may find yourself making multiple batches of this as it’s so easy, and everyone will love it! A serving has 122 calories, 2.4 grams of carbs, 0.9 grams of fiber and 12.2 grams of fat. Get the recipe.
Everyone has their favorite holiday cookie and a memory to go with it. One person on our team loves snowball cookies. She swears her stepmother makes the best ones in the world. They are her stepmother’s signature cookie. One year, her stepmother handed her a tin of cookies, and our team member thanked her, saying how much she loved her snowballs. Her stepmother replied that she hadn’t made snowballs that year because she didn’t think people liked them. Our team member quickly rushed to say that she loved all her stepmother’s cookies, citing her thumbprints, sugar cookies and others. The next day, her stepmother presented her with a batch of snowballs baked just for her. Christmas cookies are an act of kindness and love. But that is going above and beyond! If you have someone who loves snowballs, these are perfect. They have the perfect melt-away texture you expect and the sweetness you want! A serving has 194 calories, 4.4 grams of carbs, 2.3 grams of fiber and 17.3 grams of fat. Get the recipe.
People argue about the name of this holiday treat. Is it called crack because you break it into uneven pieces, or is it a tasteless name based on how delicious and morish it is? No one agrees. Some people think it’s the latter and call it cracker toffee instead, but then no one knows what you’re talking about. Whether or not you like the name, you most likely love the sweet. But, the combination of saltines, toffee and chocolate makes it rough on blood sugar. This version, using homemade low-carb crackers, a noncaloric sweetener and dark low-sugar chocolate, is much more gentle on blood sugar while still being truly delicious. You will be thrilled you made it! A serving has 156.6 calories, 7.5 grams of carbs, 4.5 grams of fiber and 14.8 grams of fat. Get the recipe.
We hope you and your loved ones enjoy these recipes this holiday season!
