We all love them. We love that nutty shortbread cookie texture of the snowball cookies and Mexican wedding cookies we grew up with. I?m super pleased with this keto pecan sandies recipe. Buttery and crispy with enough ?tooth? so they don?t crumble, this is a butter pecan cookie I?m proud to include on my holiday cookie tray.

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Low carb cookies have a reputation of being cake-like confections and not cookie-like at all. But I found the secret to great low carb cookies: setting aside my knowledge of traditional cookie recipes and embracing the variety of low carb ingredients available. The result is a gluten free cookie with the perfect cookie texture, like these low carb oatmeal cookies which would fool anyone! However, these sugar free pecan sandies are my hands-down favorite cookie to date.
The Trick to Great Keto Pecan Sandies

All you need for great keto pecan sandies is cold butter and a food processor! Cutting the cold butter into the dry ingredients and holding the mixture together with an egg white results in that shortbread cookie texture we expect with pecan sandies.

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