Jan's Pumpkin Pecan Coconut Low Carb Cookies

[Frank Hagan]

These are a great, soft cookie with under 2 grams of carbs per 2″ cookie. The cookie is moist, chewy, and the sweetness can be controlled easily if you so desire. The flavors blend well, and neither the pumpkin, coconut, apple filling or pecans overpower the other flavors. The recipe makes about 24 cookies 1 1/2″ to 2″ in diameter. Jan created these cookies by experimentation, and they are fabulous!

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Topping Ingredients:
1 tsp Brown Sugar
1/4 Cup unsweetened Shredded Coconut
1/4 Package Single Serving Apple Drink Mix (Pictured)

Cookie Ingredients:
3/4 Cup Almond Meal
1/4 Cup Flax Seed Meal
1/4 Cup Unsweetened Shredded Coconut
1/4 Cup Pecans, chopped
3 tsp Sweetner (we used 8 drops of SweetzFree Liquid Splenda)
1/2 Package Single Serving Apple Drink Mix (pictured)
1 Grade AA Large Egg
1/2 Cup unsweetened Pumpkin filling
1/4 Cup Butter
1 1/2 tsp Dark Molasses
1/4 Cup Shortening

Heat oven to 325°F. Mix topping ingredients together and set aside. In a 2 quart mixing bowl, mix dry cookie ingredients well. Add egg, pumpkin filling, butter (allow to soften to room temperature first) and shortening and mix well. Form 1″ balls with cookie mix, and press down onto greased cookie sheet, flattening them to form 1 1/2″ to 2″ diameter. Sprinkle topping over cookies and bake for 12 – 15 minutes. Store cookies in refrigerator.


We count an effective carb count (ECC) of a bit less than 36 grams per batch of cookies. That includes the label listing for carbs minus fiber (but not deducting anything for any sugar alcohols), and calculating the egg at 1g of carbs.

[Karole]

Gosh these sound good !! I am on the look out for things like this to keep my family involved in low carbing.....they have to know there are neat things like this out there or they lose interest. Tell Jan thanks for developing this.

[Frank Hagan]

Gosh these sound good !! I am on the look out for things like this to keep my family involved in low carbing.....they have to know there are neat things like this out there or they lose interest. Tell Jan thanks for developing this.

They really are good, but I limit myself to one to two per day. I had trouble finding unsweetened coconut except at a health food store, and it was pretty costly. I bought a case of it from Amazon.com for about the price of four 2 cup packs, so we're trying it in several recipes. A case is a lot of coconut!

Laura Dolson has a great Coconut Macroon cookie recipe that I've tried and now have slightly modified with a half cup of almond meal and 1 1/2 cups of the coconut; it makes a crispier cookie.

[fun guy]

Wow! Those look great. I am always looking for a treat that is not to bad to eat. It can be so hard to find some sweets that do not destroy your diet. I am so glad that there are creative people out there to come up with such good food.

[James L]

... Jan created these cookies by experimentation, and they are fabulous! ...

Jan and Frank,

Thank you for the development of these cookies; they do look and sound great!