Keto Peppermint Swirl Cookies
One of my favorite things about the holidays is Christmas cookies! You will not need to feel left out of the fun with this low carb cookie recipe. Sweet, tender sugar cookie dough is flavored with bright peppermint extract. Part of the cookie dough is colored red and green and then blended into a neutral colored dough to give a peppermint swirl look to the cookie. The colors are swirled together into a log and then cut and rolled into a ball. The cookie dough balls are placed onto a cookie sheet and flattened out with the bottom of a cup coated with granulated sweetener. The result is a crispy, tender, peppermint cookie just right for Christmas time. If the dough becomes too difficult to handle, you will need to place it in the freezer for several minutes to allow the dough to firm up. This will help it be easier to handle, cut, and roll into a ball. You will want the cookie dough slightly chilled when you are flattening them out on the baking sheet as well. No, the food coloring is optional, but it gives it a lovely festive, peppermint look. You can opt for natural food colors if you would like. This recipe uses gel food coloring, which has less water than traditional food colorings. The gel food coloring will help the dough from becoming loose. You can use traditional food colorings but only add a few drops at a time. These cookies will not need to bake very long in the oven as you do not want them to develop much browning on the edges - this will allow the peppermint swirl colors to stay bright. Allow the cookies to cool completely on the baking sheet (they will continue cooking on the hot baking sheet) and set. Then remove them to a cooling rack. These delicious peppermint cookies would be great with this Peppermint Mocha Keto Coffee! https://www.carbmanager.com/recipe/peppermint-mocha-keto-coffee. *Note - The food color is not listing in the ingredient list, but you will need a red and green food color.
