Keto Diet App - Free Download Keto Diet App - Free Download
Take the guesswork out of following a low-carb diet, lose body fat & feel great!
KetoDiet app is FREE to download!

Keto Linzer Cookies

★★★★★★★★★★
4.6 stars, average of 71 ratings

This post may contain affiliate links, see our disclaimer.

Keto Linzer CookiesPin itFollow us 148.4k

If you all know anything at all about me by now, you will know that food is my love language. One year, on our anniversary, I made nothing but heart-shaped food for my husband. Come to think of it, it must have been a funny sight on the construction site as he sat down to eat his heart-shaped sandwiches, lol.

So, if you want to feed your love heart-shaped food for Valentine’s Day, or any other day, then these Keto Linzer Cookies (aka Linzer Kekse) are probably a bit more of a low-key way of going about it.

I filled mine with this crazy simple and delicious Super Smooth Low Carb Strawberry Jam, which doesn't require you to use any chia seeds, and I had the left-over jam swirled through some sugar-free ice cream, yum. Make a batch for your Valentine. Enjoy!

Keto Linzer CookiesPin itFollow us 148.4k

Hands-on Overall

Serving size one sandwiched cookie

Allergy information for Keto Linzer Cookies

✔  Gluten free
✔  Nightshade free
✔  Pork free
✔  Avocado free
✔  Fish free
✔  Shellfish free
✔  Beef free
Pescatarian

Nutritional values (per one sandwiched cookie)

Net carbs2.2 grams
Protein4.2 grams
Fat14.2 grams
Calories156 kcal
Calories from carbs 6%, protein 11%, fat 83%
Total carbs4.3 gramsFiber2 gramsSugars1.5 gramsSaturated fat4.6 gramsSodium10 mg(0% RDA)Magnesium42 mg(10% RDA)Potassium119 mg(6% EMR)

Ingredients (makes 12 sandwiched cookies)

Instructions

  1. Sift all of your flours together, along with the xanthan gum.
    Keto Linzer Cookies
  2. Cream the butter and sweetener together until light and fluffy and then add the egg and vanilla and combine well. Add the dry ingredients, mixing until a soft dough forms.
    Keto Linzer Cookies
  3. Tip the dough out onto some cling wrap and form a disc. Wrap and then chill for 30 minutes.
  4. Remove from the fridge and roll out to about 1/2 cm (1/4 inch) thick. Using a cookie cutter, cut out 24 cookies.
    Keto Linzer Cookies
  5. Create heart-shaped cut outs in 12 of your cookies and lay them out on lined baking trays. Keto Linzer Cookies
  6. Chill on the trays in the fridge for a further 30 minutes. Meanwhile, preheat your oven to 160 °C/ 320 °F (conventional), or 140 °C/ 285 °F (fan assisted).
    Keto Linzer Cookies
  7. Transfer the cookies in the oven and bake the cookies for 15 minutes, until they are just starting to colour on the edges. Remove and cool on racks. Keto Linzer Cookies
  8. To complete the cookies, you will need to prepare our Super Smooth Low-Carb Strawberry Jam. If you don't have any, it will take an extra 1 hour.
  9. Pace 1 tsp of jam on the bottom cookie and slowly press the cut-out cookie on top, spreading the jam in an even layer between them and filling the heart-shaped window. Keto Linzer Cookies
  10. Prior to serving, dust with powdered sweetener. Keto Linzer Cookies
  11. These cookies are not suitable for making in advance and storing. Assemble them just before serving. Keto Linzer Cookies
  12. Store cookies (without filling) in an airtight container, in the pantry for up to 10 days. You can also freeze them for up to 4 months.

Linzer Cookies
Step by Step

★★★★★★★★★★
4.6 stars, average of 71 ratings
Linzer Cookies
These cute low carb heart-shaped cookies are filled with sugar-free strawberry jam and topped with powdered keto sweetener. Enjoy with a cup of coffee or share them with someone you love.
Hands on25m
Overall1h 30m
Servings12
Calories156 kcal
Pin it

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Sift all of your flours together, along with the xanthan gum.
  2. Cream the butter and sweetener together until light and fluffy and then add the egg and vanilla and combine well. Add the dry ingredients, mixing until a soft dough forms.
  3. Tip the dough out onto some cling wrap and form a disc. Wrap and then chill for 30 minutes.
  4. Remove from the fridge and roll out to about 1/2 cm (1/4 inch) thick. Using a cookie cutter, cut out 24 cookies.
  5. Create heart-shaped cut outs in 12 of your cookies and lay them out on lined baking trays.
  6. Chill on the trays in the fridge for a further 30 minutes. Meanwhile, preheat your oven to 160 °C/ 320 °F (conventional), or 140 °C/ 285 °F (fan assisted).
  7. Transfer the cookies in the oven and bake the cookies for 15 minutes, until they are just starting to colour on the edges. Remove and cool on racks.
  8. To complete the cookies, you will need to prepare our Super Smooth Low-Carb Strawberry Jam. If you don't have any, it will take an extra 1 hour.
  9. Pace 1 tsp of jam on the bottom cookie and slowly press the cut-out cookie on top, spreading the jam in an even layer between them and filling the heart-shaped window.
  10. Prior to serving, dust with powdered sweetener.
  11. These cookies are not suitable for making in advance and storing. Assemble them just before serving.
  12. Store cookies (without filling) in an airtight container, in the pantry for up to 10 days. You can also freeze them for up to 4 months.

Nutrition (per one sandwiched cookie)

Calories156kcal
Net Carbs2.2g
Carbohydrates4.3g
Protein4.2g
Fat14.2g
Saturated Fat4.6g
Fiber2g
Sugar1.5g
Sodium10mg
Magnesium42mg
Potassium119mg

Detailed nutritional breakdown (per one sandwiched cookie)

Net carbsProteinFatCalories
Total per one sandwiched cookie
2.2 g4.2 g14.2 g156 kcal
Almond flour (blanched ground almonds, almond meal)
1.3 g3.1 g7.7 g86 kcal
Coconut flour, organic
0.3 g0.4 g0.4 g9 kcal
Xanthan gum, thickening agent
0 g0 g0 g0 kcal
Butter, unsalted, grass-fed
0 g0.1 g5.7 g51 kcal
Erythritol (natural low-carb sweetener)
0.4 g0 g0 g2 kcal
Egg, whole, fresh, raw (free-range or organic eggs)
0 g0.5 g0.4 g6 kcal
Vanilla extract, sugar-free, alcohol-based
0 g0 g0 g1 kcal
Smooth Strawberry Jam, homemade (KetoDiet blog)
0.2 g0 g0 g1 kcal
Erythritol (natural low-carb sweetener)
0 g0 g0 g0 kcal

Do you like this recipe? Share it with your friends! 

Naomi Sherman
Creator of NaomiShermanFoodCreative.com

Naomi Sherman

Naomi is the force behind Naomi Sherman, Food Creative. She is passionate about recipe development, food photography and styling.

An accomplished home cook who was diagnosed with an auto-immune disease eight years ago, Naomi started to explore the connection between healthy, whole food and her symptoms, and a new love was born.

Leave a comment or review

Note: Any links to products or affiliate links will not be approved.
Please note that we do not offer personalised advice. For any diet related questions, please join our Facebook community.

Comments (6)

Did you mean almond flour or almond meal?  It seems to me that this kind of recipe calls for the fine blanched almond flour, yet the recipe does say meal...and there is a difference.  But then later in the instructions, it says to blend the flours.  So I'm assuming it's just a mistake in nomenclature; however, for those of us who are purists, it's necessary to say what you mean.  Linzers are my favorite cookies in the world, so I was delighted to see the recipe and just in time for valentines.  I just don't want to botch it up by using the wrong ingredient...and since I have both almond flour and almond meal on hand, I can use whatever is the right one.

Well spotted, thank you so much, I fixed it! These two can indeed be confused. Almond meal can be made from blanched or whole (unblanched)  ground almonds. Almond flour is made from blanched ground almonds. Then there is also defatted (de-oiled) almond flour which is similar to coconut flour or defatted sesame flour.

Thanks, Martina,
I presumed it was almond flour from the way the finished product looked, but I was thinking of someone who might not be as familiar with the different terminology for the various almond products and getting confused.  
I couldn't wait, so I made them yesterday and they turned out fantastic.  They are on the menu as part of our Valentine's dessert!  I was thrilled to see this recipe because I love all things almond, and linzer is one of them (marzipan being another).

Thank you Marilyn, glad to hear that!

These cookies look incredible! Can you use different jam fillings?

Absolutely! Raspberry jam will work well here. The one I used here would work well: Spooky Eyeball Keto Cookies