Pecan Praline Cookies (Diabetic Christmas Cookies)
These pecan praline cookies are the perfect diabetic Christmas cookie — sugar free, low carb, and made with Swerve brown sugar. They taste just like classic Louisiana pralines baked into soft, buttery cookies. Perfect for anyone looking for cookies for diabetics or sugar free Christmas cookies.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter
- ¼ cup Greek yogurt
- ¾ cup Swerve brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¾ cup almond flour
- ¾ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup chopped pecans
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, combine butter, Greek yogurt, Swerve brown sugar, and egg.
- Stir in vanilla extract.
- Add almond flour, all-purpose flour, and salt, mixing until combined.
- Fold in chopped pecans.
- Using a 2-tablespoon cookie scoop, portion dough onto the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake for 12–14 minutes, or until lightly golden.
- Remove from oven and cool on a wire rack.
Notes
These cookies firm up as they cool. For a lower carb version, replace the all-purpose flour with additional almond flour. Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days or freeze for later.