Keto Black and White Cookies

These keto black and white cookies are the perfect treats for when you’re craving something sweet. They’re not just delicious; they’re also low in carbs, sugar-free, and gluten-free! And they’re easy to make!

If you’ve been missing this classic, New York favorite cookie, do a happy dance and get ready to make sugar-free black and white cookies!

What makes these low carb cookies so delicious is their soft, cake-like texture that is topped with vanilla and chocolate icing.

The combination of both chocolate and vanilla flavors will have you forgetting about the sugar-filled classic.

I promise you’ll be making this recipe over and over.

And at only 4.2 g net carbs per cookie, your sweet tooth will be silenced using keto-friendly sweeteners.

If you’re a fan of cookies and are enjoying a keto lifestyle, then you’ll love our collection of keto cookies! It’s all of our keto cookie recipes in one convenient place!

And if you enjoy classic desserts, then I’m sure you’ll love these keto chocolate chip cookies too!

Keto Black And White Cookies

If you’re not already convinced about making these cookies, another bonus about keto black and white cookies is you basically get two cookies in one since each half has a different icing.

That’s a win in my book!

You also have to love how festive these black-and-white cookies are. There is just something about a black and white cookie that makes this girl smile.

Black and white cookies are also very special to our family! The story goes that my uncle made them because they were his favorite, and when my mom (Hilda) tried the cookies he made, she was shocked! 

So, of course, she stole his cookbook, made about every recipe in it, and never stopped baking! 

As you may know, she went on to start her keto journey and started baking keto sweets and treats and sharing them with all of you! A life-changing cookie!

How To Make Keto-friendly Black and White Cookies

Making these gorgeous and yummy low-carb black and white cookies is honestly much easier than you might think! 

To make the cookies, you’ll simply cream together the softened butter, sugar substitute, and vanilla extract. Then add in your eggs one at a time and mix in the sour cream.

Add in your dry ingredients and combine well and then cover your bowl and place it in the fridge to chill for about 30 minutes.

Then you’ll spoon your keto cookie dough onto a parchment-lined cookie sheet and bake in a preheated oven for about 15 minutes, but baking time may vary slightly from oven to oven.

You’ll know they’re done when you can poke it with a toothpick, and it comes out clean, but the cookie still feels soft and not quite solid. They’ll firm up a little more as they cool.

Slightly underbaking them is what helps create the classic, soft cake-like texture.

Keto Black and White Icing (Royal Icing)

When it comes to making the two different icings for these cookies, it’s really simple as well!

The keto vanilla icing comes together quickly by combining the confectioner’s sugar substitute, vanilla extract, sugar-free maple syrup (you won’t taste it, I promise), and boiling water. 

I explain more about why I chose to use sugar-free maple syrup in my keto rolled sugar cookies if you’re curious!

The keto chocolate icing is also quick! It’s a combination of unsweetened, sugar-free chocolate used for baking, coconut oil, butter, and a confectioner’s sugar substitute. 

It’s essential to wait until your cookies have cooled completely before icing them so the icing doesn’t melt.

Pro Top Tips

Keep in mind that it’s a tender cookie, so allowing them to rest before icing makes them easier to ice.

To create the half-and-half icing design, you can first ice the vanilla half of each cookie.

For best results, I use a spoon, but you could use a piping bag if you want to get fancy and let it set a little before coming back around with the chocolate icing.

The other option is to ice the vanilla half and the chocolate half of each cookie at the same time. It takes a little more precision but works just as well!

Once the cookies have the icing on them, allow it to set well before storing them in an airtight container.

What You’ll Need to Make Keto Black and White Cookies 

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The following is a list of ingredients and tools you’ll need to make low-carb black and white cookies. 

• Almond flour, sifted
• Unsalted Butter, room temperature
• Granulated Sugar-substitute
• Confectioner’s Sugar-substitute
• Sugar-free syrup, a tiny amount for the icing
• Sour Cream
• Large Eggs, room temperature
• Vanilla Extract
• Baking Powder
• Sea Salt
• Baking chocolate (sugar-free chocolate for baking)
• Baking cookie sheet
• Sheets of parchment paper
• Small cookie scoop
• Electric mixer, stand-up, or handheld 
• Spatula
• Mixing bowls
• Sifter

NOTE: The full recipe and instructions are at the bottom of this post. 

Sugar Substitute Options

When it comes to choosing which sugar substitute to use for these low-carb black-and-white cookies, the best part is that I have several options for you to pick from.  

My number one choice is Lakanto Monk Fruit because the texture and flavor are what I have found to be the closest to regular sugar and because the flavor fools your taste buds like nothing else I’ve found in the market. 

Having said that, I’m also partial to the brand Swerve which is an erythritol blend. Similar to Lakanto, it uses sugar alcohols and has a 0 % impact on blood sugar.

Personally, I don’t like using stevia because I am sensitive to the aftertaste. But if that’s not the case for you, you could certainly use the stevia and erythritol-based brand Pyure for this cookie recipe.

However, if you go this route, you will want to use 1/2 the amount called for in this recipe since it’s much sweeter.

When it comes to icing, you will have to use a confectioner’s sugar substitute. Both Lakanto and Swerve have great ones. 

Lastly, if you can’t easily find a more natural granulated sugar substitute, you can also use Splenda with great success. 

Also, as of yet, Splenda does not have a powdered sugar alternative.

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Creating low-carb cookies that won’t kick me out of ketosis is what I consider a major win, and I’m sure you feel the same way.

That’s why my goal is to create keto cookies that help make this ketogenic diet easier and more delicious!

I sure hope you will give this recipe a try. Once you do, make sure you remember to tag us on Instagram and Facebook. It’s what keeps this girl encouraged to keep sharing and perfecting her recipes.

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I pray these keto cookbooks will help make keto a delicious breeze for you.

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Our family came to the keto diet looking at it from a Christian perspective. As believers, we live our entire lives supported by God’s grace.

So when the Holy Spirit led us to combine our Christian faith and the keto diet, we did so in hopes of finding lasting transformation.

To say we needed God’s intervention is putting it mildly. When we followed the Holy Spirit’s prompting to we got on the path to real transformation. 

Knowing firsthand the benefits of this decision, we have created a closed Christian group that is using the keto diet to transform their lives. 

I love how supportive and encouraging this group of believers is. It’s exciting to see how people are transforming their lives by combining this lifestyle with the Christian faith. 

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