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Cutout Sugar-Free Cookies Recipe

Published on November 18, 2020 by Eden

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A buttery, sugar-free cookies recipe that’s perfect for holiday cutout cookies. This recipe is made with Truvia Sweet Complete sweetener and decorated with cream cheese frosting. If you’re looking for a healthier cookie option this is a great recipe!

Sugar-free cookie with icing.

Holidays are filled with sugar and that doesn’t always meet everyone’s needs. There are many people who keep their sugar intake to a minimum for various reasons. That doesn’t mean they have to miss out on the fun! You can still enjoy a festive cookie that is completely sugar-free.

After making this recipe for a video shoot I had with Truvia, I asked if we could share it on Sugar and Charm and they kindly agreed. I like this recipe because the cookies hold their shape and they have a nice buttery flavor to them. My kids gobbled them all up and couldn’t even tell they were sugar-free!

Sugar-free cookies shaped like a candy cane, Christmas tree and snowflake.

This sugar-free cookies recipe has cream cheese and butter giving it an even more delicious flavor. When you first take them out of the oven they feel a little soft, but then they quickly cool and have that perfect sugar cookie snap and crumble that we all know and love.

Christmas tree sugar cookie that i sugar-free and made with Truvia sweetener.

Besides substituting granulated sugar for Truvia Sweet Complete the ingredients are very simple.

  • All-purpose Flour
  • Cream Cheese
  • Truvia Sweet Complete
  • Butter
  • Egg Yolks
  • Salt
  • Vanilla Extract
  • Almond Extract

I also love the two different extracts in the cookies too. Almond extract adds a nice flavor to the cookies.

Once the sugar-free cookie dough is made, it’s best to leave it in the refrigerate for at least an hour or even overnight.

When you’re ready to roll the dough out and make shapes, let it sit on the counter for 10 minutes so it’s easier to roll.

Candy cane sugar cookies that are made with Truvia sweetener and are sugar-free.

Cream Cheese Cookie Frosting

Table of Contents

    • Cream Cheese Cookie Frosting
    • Decorating
    • More Cookie Recipes You’ll Love!
  • Sugar-Free Cookie Recipe
    • Ingredients
      • Sugar-Free Cookies
      • Cream Cheese Cookie Icing
    • Instructions
      • Sugar-Free Cookies
      • Cream Cheese Cookie Frosting
    • Notes
    • Nutrition

Of course, frosting cutout cookies is a must and we’re sharing a recipe for that too! It’s Truvia’s cream cheese cookie frosting recipe and is really delicious. Since it’s not a classic royal icing recipe, I created a simple design for these cookies by outlining them and then adding super simple lines to spruce them up.

The frosting is made with Truvia Confectioners Sweetener which is similar to powdered sugar. If you have a favorite sugar cookie icing recipe you like, you can substitute the powdered sugar with Truvia confectioners sweetener to make it sugar-free.

Decorated sugar cookies

Decorating

To decorate the cookies, use a piping bag and cut a small hole at the bottom. No piping tip needed for this simple cookie decor!

Simply fill the icing bag with frosting and pipe it along the edges of the cookie.

If you want to make colors, add a drop of dye into a small bowl of white frosting. This frosting will not melt together like a royal icing, so this is the best technique for decorating these cookies.

Christmas tree sugar cookie with icing

More Cookie Recipes You’ll Love!

To make any of these cookie recipes sugar-free, substitute with Truvia Sweet Complete sweetener cup per cup.

Butteries Chocolate Chip Cookies

Heart Shaped Sugar Cookies

Chocolate Crinkle Cookies 

Chocolate Cherry Chunk Cookies 

Lemon and Thyme Shortbread Cookies 

The Perfect Chewy Snickerdoodle Recipe

Italian Rainbow Cookies

Let us know if you make these sugar-free cookies! We’d love to know your thoughts!

Thank you Truvia for allowing us to share this delicious recipes!

Sugar-Free Cookie Recipe

A buttery, sugar-free cookie recipe that's perfect for holiday cutout cookies. This recipe is made with Truvia Sweet Complete and it's perfect if you're looking for a healthier cookie option!
4.12 from 18 votes
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 12 minutes
Cook Time: 8 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 20 Cookies
Calories: 250kcal
Author: Eden

Ingredients

Sugar-Free Cookies

  • 1 1/2 cups unsalted butter , room temperature
  • 4 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
  • 1 1/2 cups Truvia Sweet Complete Sweetener
  • 1/2 tsp almond extract
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp salt

Cream Cheese Cookie Icing

  • 4 ounces cream cheese, must be soft and completley room temperature
  • 1/2 cup whole milk
  • 3 cups Truvia Confectioners Sweetener
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 2 tbsp melted butter, melted and cooled to room temperature
  • 2 tsp lemon juice , fresh squeezed

Instructions

Sugar-Free Cookies

  • In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine butter and cream cheese.  Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes to combine, scraping the bottom and sides of the bowl as needed. Add Truvia Sweet Complete and beat on medium speed for 3 more minutes, until lightened and fluffy.
  • Add the egg yolk, vanilla, and almond extract.  Mix on low speed just until combined. With the mixer on low speed, gradually add the flour and salt. Mix until just combined, scraping the sides and bottom of the bowl as needed.
  • Divide the dough into three pieces.  Press each piece into a disc, 1” thick, then wrap well with plastic wrap.  Refrigerate for one hour (up to 48 hours). 
  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. 
  • Remove 1 piece of dough from the refrigerator and let rest at room temperature for 10-15 minutes or until softened.  On a well-floured surface, using a rolling pin, roll dough to 1/8” thick.  Cut cookies with floured cutters and transfer to a sheet tray, spaced 1/2” apart.  Repeat with remaining dough discs. Knead together any scraps, cover and refrigerate for 15 minutes, then re-roll and cut more cookies one time.  Discard remaining dough.
  • Bake for 8-10 minutes, until edges are lightly golden.  Let cool on a sheet tray for 5 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack.  Let cool completely.  

Cream Cheese Cookie Frosting

  • In a medium mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese with a rubber spatula until smooth.  Add the milk, Truvia Confectioners sweetener, vanilla extract and salt.  Whisk well to combine.  Whisk in the butter and lemon juice.  If making colored icing, divide into bowls and mix with a few drops of your preferred color. 
  • *This icing is loose and creamy- a good consistency for dipping, piping or drizzling with a spoon onto the cookies.  For a stiffer icing that is better for spreading with a butter knife of small spatula, reduce milk to 6 tablespoons and add additional Truvia Confectioners sweetener until desired consistency is reached. 

Notes

It is important for the cookies to be as close to 1/8 to 1/4” thick as possible.  
The cookies are not overly sweet, however, the icing is very sweet.  When paired together, there is a nice balance.
Let the cookies cool completely before adding the icing. 
Use any food coloring for the icing. 
Use any cookie cutter shapes for this recipe. It’s great for all holidays and parties!

Nutrition

Serving: 20g | Calories: 250kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 72mg | Sodium: 198mg | Potassium: 50mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 649IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 27mg | Iron: 1mg
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  1. Juliann says

    February 8, 2022 at 6:15 am

    I can only find Truvia Sweet complete brown sugar rather than white. Can I use this? Will I need to make any adjustments to the recipe? Please advise–and thank you so much!

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  2. Aidoue says

    August 21, 2021 at 3:30 pm

    Is Truvia an erythritol based sweetener? We don’t have the Truvia brand in South Africa.

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    • Eden says

      August 23, 2021 at 3:53 pm

      It is!

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