The BEST Sugar Free Cookie Recipes (2024)

Published: Jun 12, 2023 by Katrin Nürnberger · This post may contain affiliate links · 12 Comments

Here is a collection of the best sugar free cookie recipes! Includes a detailed guide on how to bake delicious cookies that are suitable for diabetics or anyone on a low-carb or keto diet.

Can you bake cookies without sugar? Absolutely! I have been following a sugar free diet for many years and cookies are my favourite sweet treat.

All cookie recipes in this post are not only free of refined sugar, but also free of any sweeteners that raise blood sugar levels, such as honey, maple syrup or coconut sugar. This means you can enjoy them without worrying about an insulin spike that will give you a boost of energy, followed by a crash that leaves you craving more.

This post answers all questions about how to make the perfect grain free, gluten-free and keto friendly cookies: which low carb flours to use, the best sweeteners, how to get your cookies crispy or soft, how to make them egg free or dairy free.

But first up, here is my sugar free cookie selection!

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Easy Sugar Free Cookie Recipes
Expert Tips
Sugar Free Cookie FAQs

Easy Sugar Free Cookie Recipes

Sugar Free Crescent Cookies

Irresistibly delicate and powdery, these Vanillekipferl are crescent-shaped almond flour cookies with a dusting of powdered sugar free sweetener.

Sugar Free Vanillekipferl

Soul-Satisfying Keto Chocolate Cookies

This sugar free chocolate cookie recipe is so simple that you can stir it together with a fork. Sink your teeth into these soft, chewy chocolatey cookies and enjoy!

Keto Chocolate Cookies

Sugar Free Peanut Butter Cookies

These flourless peanut butter cookies are ready in no time at all! All you need for this super simple cookie recipe are 4 ingredients.

Keto Peanut Butter Cookies

Sugar Free Nutella Cookies

You only need 5 ingredients to make these healthy Nutella cookies! They are crunchy on the outside, soft in the centre and only 1.1g net carbs per cookie.

Healthy Nutella Cookies

3 Ingredient Almond Butter Cookies

You would never think this almond butter cookie recipe contains just 3 ingredients...and that it is sugar free, gluten-free and keto friendly!

Almond Butter Cookies

Sugar Free Butter Cookies

These cookies are all the name suggests - buttery! It's a super easy cookie recipe that can be piped for a pretty shape for spritz cookies or simply formed into regular round cookies.

Sugar Free Butter Cookies

Expert Tips

Here are some expert tips that ensure your sugar free cookie recipes turn out perfectly:

Use parchment paper. Always line the cookie sheet with parchment paper. This ensures the cookies do not stick.

Check your oven. If you bake in a conventional oven, most cookies need to bake at 180 Celsius or 350 Fahrenheit. In a fan-assisted oven, the temperature reduces to 160 C or 320 F.

Let them cool. Cookies are very fragile when hot. Let them come to room temperature before touching them. They firm up as they cool.

Sugar Free Cookie FAQs

Below I am answering questions I often get about sugar-free cookie baking.

Which sweetener is best for sugar free cookies?

While honey, maple syrup and coconut sugar are not table sugar, they still raise blood sugar levels. I recommend to use erythritol for crispy cookies and allulose or xylitol for soft cookies.

What are the best flours to use?

Wheat flour raises blood sugar levels. That's why I recommend almond flour or coconut flour. Other nut flours such as hazelnut, pecan or walnut will lend their own interesting flavour notes. Nut-free options include sesame flour or sunflower seed flour.

How do you make soft cookies?

Bake them for a shorter period of time. Or make them bigger and thicker.

How do you make crispy cookies?

Flatten the cookies more when you put them on the baking pan. Also, form smaller cookies and bake them in the oven for longer.

How do you roll out sugar free cookie dough?

Low carb flours do not contain gluten. That's why it is more fragile than cookies made with wheat. The trick is to roll cookie dough out between two sheets of parchment paper. Then, cool it in the freezer for 15 minutes. This makes cutting out shapes easier.

I hope you found this guide on sugar free cookies informative. If you have any more questions, let me know in the comments!

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Mona
June 21, 2022 at 3:39 pm
When I make sugar-free cookies they always come out very cakey. How can I get a chewy crisp cookie recipe? I've tried recipes from different websites and oatmeal cookies are always too soft and cakey.
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- Katrin Nürnberger
  June 21, 2022 at 7:32 pm
  my crispiest cookies are these keto biscotti and my keto ginger cookies
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Aissa
September 01, 2020 at 3:14 pm
Wow, I love your post. With the Holidays coming and not being able to visit family with this COVID-19, I wanted to make cookies and mail them to all of our loved ones. Do you recommend a certain cookie that would hold up if mailed?
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- Katrin Nürnberger
  September 01, 2020 at 4:16 pm
  Hi Aissa, all cookies that use only egg white are very crunchy and sturdy. This keto walnut cookies, for example, or the keto Christmas cookies, which only use 1 egg. My keto biscotti would also travel well.
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Fitoru keto
November 18, 2019 at 10:29 am
Very nice post! I'll surely try these recipes. Thanks for sharing!
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Brenda
November 07, 2019 at 1:28 pm

Thank you for this wonderful cookie recipe page. I am on low carb eating and have done well, but the past two weeks have been very hard, and I’ve cheated quite a bit. It’s the sweets I miss, and I will be making these cookies for sure. I’m finding it hard to get back to low carb eating, and I love your posts. Keep them coming. I remember you were having issues with your health, I hope you are in good health now. Thanks again.
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- Katrin
  November 07, 2019 at 3:48 pm
  Hi Brenda, I'm glad you like the post. I think it's impossible to be good 100% all the time, that's not what life it all about anyway. The important thing is that you find back to eating well - it's all about the progress and not perfection. If our bodies are healthy, they can handle the odd cheat day without problem. 🙂
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  - Becky Parrish
    December 06, 2023 at 10:35 pm
    How do you decorate the tops of these cookies.
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    - Katrin Nürnberger
      December 07, 2023 at 8:20 am
      Which recipe are you referring to?
Karen
November 04, 2019 at 10:44 pm
Readers need to be aware that xylitol is deadly to dogs. Knowledge is the key.
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- Katrin
  November 05, 2019 at 9:09 am
  hi Karen, you're right, I'll add it into the text.
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