Sugar Free Valentine Sugar Cookies (Made with Swerve)

If you’re looking to lower your sugar intake, why not try these Sugar Free Valentine Sugar Cookies made with Swerve. Perfect for the day of love (or any time of the year, really).

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Sugar Free Valentine Sugar Cookies

First of all, let’s be honest here, I am not a baker.

Are these cookies the most beautiful classic sugar cookies you have ever seen? No.

Does the X outlined in pink and filled with the white Swerve royal icing look more like the flayed man banner from Game of Thrones than a cute Valentine’s Day XOXO combo? Yes.

Do they taste good? You bet.

I mean really, that’s all that matters right?

If you can look past my lack of baking talent and you just want something that tastes good, you’re in the right place. Listen, I’ll continue to work on my technique, but no promise it will improve.

Ingredients Needed

• Swerve: A sugar-free sweetener that bakes and tastes like sugar, without the added calories. Perfect for achieving the right amount of sweetness in your sugar free cookies. I used the brand name, but you can try any monkfruit/erythritol blend.
• Egg: Acts as a binding agent, giving your cookies structure. Learn about the science of eggs in baking here.
• Pure Almond Extract: Adds a subtle, nutty flavor.
• Pure Vanilla Extract: Enhances the sweetness and adds a warm, comforting flavor that’s essential in any sugar cookie recipe.
• All-Purpose Flour: The foundation of the cookies. I used unbleached.
• Baking Powder: Helps the sugar free sugar cookies rise slightly.
• Salt: Balances the sweetness and enhances all the other flavors.

Equipment Needed

• Stand mixer (or any electric mixer with a mixing bowl)
• Plastic Wrap or alternative for chilling
• Rolling pin
• Cookie cutters (see below)

How to Make Sugar Free Sugar Cookies

You can get the full recipe in the recipe card below.

Prepare the Wet Ingredients:

• In a stand mixer, add the butter and Swerve blend. Beat on medium speed for 3-5 minutes until the mixture becomes creamy and fluffy.
• Crack in the egg and pour in the almond and vanilla extracts. Beat until the ingredients are fully incorporated.

Mix in Dry Ingredients:

• Gradually add the baking powder and salt while the mixer is running on low speed.
• Slowly add the flour, a little at a time, letting the mixer combine everything until the dough forms a consistency similar to play dough.

Chill the Dough:

• Lay out plastic wrap and place the dough on top. Flatten it slightly, wrap it tightly, and chill in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.

Preheat the Oven:

• Once the dough is chilled, preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C). Line the sheet pan with parchment paper.

Prepare the Workspace:

• Lightly flour your working surface to prevent sticking. Roll out the dough to about 1/4 inch thick. You can roll it thinner for a quicker bake time.

Cut Out Cookies:

• Use cookie cutters to press out your desired shapes. Arrange the cookies on a parchment-lined baking sheet.

Bake the Cookies:

• Bake in the preheated oven for 8-9 minutes. Watch closely to avoid burning—the edges should be lightly golden. Let them sit on the pan for a few minutes and transfer them to cooling racks.

Chill and Reuse Dough:

• While the first batch bakes, return any remaining dough to the fridge to keep it chilled. Once the sheet pans cool slightly, roll out the dough again for the next batch.

Decorate or Serve:

• Frost the cooled cookies with royal icing, your favorite frosting, or enjoy them plain. Serve and enjoy!

Valentines Cookie Cutters

I ordered these cookie cutters from Amazon to make these cookies. They were super cute and I liked that they came with a variety.

How do these cookies have zero added sugar?

To make the sugar free cookie dough, you only need to replace sugar with Swerve. It’s an erythritol blend, you can also find a monk fruit blend and try that as well, they’re both are 0 calories (although, check the label as some monk fruit sweeteners are a blend that has some calories).

Yes, the food label reads 4g carbohydrates per tsp, and every gram of carbohydrate is 4 calories. However, we do not digest this so it’s labeled as 0 calories.

Sugar Free Royal Icing

I played around with Swerve icing sugar to make royal icing. It worked and it hardened but I found the taste was too sweet to my liking.

Look for your favorite royal icing recipe and replace the powdered sugar with Swerve if you want to try it. That being said, I recommend halving the sugar with Swerve. An example is, if a recipe requires 4 cups of powdered sugar, do 2 cups powdered sugar and 2 cups Swerve.

If you go that route, the icing will not be 100% sugar-free, but it will be cut down significantly.

The other option to try 100% Swerve is half the whole recipe as Swerve is expensive.

Here is what I did:

• 2 1/4 cups Swerve Icing Sugar (294g)
• 3 tablespoons meringue powder (34g)
• 6 tablespoons water (78g)

Swerve Sugar Cookies Tips

In the recipe card below I also included the measurement in grams because it’s been requested a few times now. I measured this recipe in both cups and grams so if you’re tracking macros it will be as accurate as possible.

I did not include the royal icing in this calculation.

Storage Tips

Store these cookies in an airtight container or cookie jar, and keep them away from extra warm spots (like near the oven) or high humidity. They do not need to be refrigerated.

They’ll keep for one week.

More bite-sized dessert recipes:

• Gluten Free Shortbread Cookies Recipe with Almond Flour
• Blender Almond Butter Cookies
• Single Serve Paleo Brownie
• Gluten Free Oatmeal Cookie Recipe (Raisins or Chocolate)

Want more Valentines recipes? Check out these Healthy Valentine’s Day Treats.