Wednesday, August 29, 2018

VERY LOW CARB ~ Triple Dark Chocolate Cake Cookies (Flourless & Sugar Free, With a Dairy Free Option)

Delicious & Decadent Triple Dark
Chocolate Cake Cookies
Ingredients:
1 cup natural creamy almond butter
2/3 cup Lakanto powdered sugar sweetener
2 tablespoons unsweetened dark cocoa
2 tablespoons peanut butter powder
2 large organic eggs
1 tablespoon butter, melted**
2 tablespoon water
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 cup Lily's sugar free dark chocolate chips
and
1/3 cup Lily's sugar free dark chocolate chips
1 teaspoon coconut oil

Method:
Preheat oven to 350*. Line 2 rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper.
Add  the almond butter, powdered sweetener, cocoa, peanut butter powder, eggs, butter, water, vanilla extract and baking soda into a large mixing bowl. Use an electric mixer to blend the ingredients until they are well combined. Fold in the 1/4 cup chocolate chips. Cover and refrigerate the dough for 1 hour. Form the dough into twenty 1 1/2 to 2 inch balls. Place the balls onto the prepared baking sheets. Bake for 8 minutes. Remove from the baking sheets and cool completely on cooling racks. 



Transfer the cookies to a waxed paper liner baking sheet. Place the 1/3 cup  chocolate chips and the coconut oil in a microwaveable bowl. Heat in a microwave oven for 30 seconds. Stir. (If not melted, heat for a few more seconds.) Drizzle the melted chocolate over the cooled cookies. Place in the refrigerator to set the chocolate. Store in an airtight container, between sheets of waxed paper. Makes 20.

**If you follow a dairy free diet, melted coconut oil may be substituted for the melted butter.

Nutritional Information: Each cookie contains approximately 105.5 calories, 9.2 grams fat, 1.3 grams net carbs  & 3.6 grams protein. 

Note: These cake-like cookies are a delicious, guilt free treat!


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