Grab Your Apron, You Have Some Baking to Do! These 11 Keto Holiday Cookies Are Yummy

Updated on 12/1/2018 at 2:05 PM

The keto diet has been great for your weight-loss goals and all, but now that it's time for everything that makes Christmas and the holidays delicious, you might be a little bummed. Nothing to worry about! You're free to enjoy keto versions of your favorite holiday recipes — yes, even turkey and your favorite sides — and that includes cookies. All you have to do is make a few simple changes.

These 11 tasty recipes prove that you can have your dessert and remain in ketosis, too.

Cookie Dough Fat Bombs

For those unfamiliar, fat bombs are the keto diet equivalent to protein bars. They incorporate a burst of energy and help you remain in ketosis. This recipe combines cream cheese with baking chocolate, almond butter, and Swerve Sweetener.

Get the recipe: cookie dough fat bombs

Keto Breakfast Cookies

Yep, you can have cookies for breakfast, too. This healthy treat — which combines almond butter, coconut oil, coconut flour, and monk fruit sweetener with a blend of nuts and seeds — will start anyone's day off right.

Get the recipe: keto breakfast cookies

Keto Chocolate Chip Cookies

You don't have to push chocolate chip cookies to the distant spaces of your brain while observing the keto commandments. This keto-approved recipe provides a yummy treat without the guilt.

Get the recipe: keto chocolate chip cookies

Peanut Butter Chocolate Fat Bombs

This fat bomb recipe brings together two of our favorites: chocolate and peanut butter. It's also made with coconut oil, butter, vanilla, and heavy cream. Yes, please!

Get the recipe: peanut butter chocolate fat bombs

Paleo Whipped Gluten Free Shortbread Cookies

The holidays wouldn't be complete without a batch of shortbread cookies. This recipe replaces sugar with monk fruit sweetener and traditional flour with almond flour, and they're extra rich thanks to ghee.

Get the recipe: gluten free shortbread cookies

Fathead Sugar Cookies

This tasty version of the holiday staple uses keto-friendly "fathead dough" and nonsugar sweetener.

Get the recipe: fathead sugar cookies

Chocolate Pecan Fat Bomb

Creamy pecan butter, coconut manna butter, liquid monk fruit, and chocolate join forces to create this incredibly sinful — but still keto-approved — fat bomb.

Get the recipe: chocolate pecan fat bomb

Keto Oatmeal Cookies

We're obsessed with this chewy, chubby oatmeal cookie. The recipe combines sunflower seeds, shredded coconut, proteins, and a bevy of savory spices to create the perfect bite.

Get the recipe: keto oatmeal cookies

Pecan Sandies

How delicious do these pecan sandies look? The good news is they've been keto-fied, which means they're low in carbs.

Get the recipe: pecan sandies

Chocolate Fat Bomb

We've got just one more fat bomb for you, this one an ultrachocolaty must-bite. These are made with cream cheese, walnuts, chocolate, and vanilla.

Get the recipe: chocolate fat bomb

Keto Caramel Pecan Cookies

We barely have words to describe how delicious these caramel pecan cookies are. All we can say is you're going to want to make a big batch.

Get the recipe: keto caramel pecan cookies