Low Carb Almond Spice Cookies
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- Number of Servings: 12
Ingredients
2 cups Bob's Red Mill almond meal1 teaspoon ground cinnamon1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg1/4 teaspoon ground cloves1/2 teaspoon salt1/2 cup plus 1 teaspoon granulated Splenda (sucralose)1 large egg1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract12 whole almonds
Preheat oven to 325°.
Combine all dry ingredients except for 1 teaspoon of sweetener in a large bowl. Beat egg together with vanilla extract and add to dry ingredients. Mix with a wooden spoon until mixture forms a large ball.
Form balls about an inch in size. Flatten to 1/4" thickness. Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Sprinkle with reserved sweetener and press an almond in the center of each cookie.
Bake 10-14 minutes, or until cookies are lightly browned on the bottom. Cool at least 15 minutes. Makes 12 cookies.
Number of Servings: 12
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user GEORGEVW.
Combine all dry ingredients except for 1 teaspoon of sweetener in a large bowl. Beat egg together with vanilla extract and add to dry ingredients. Mix with a wooden spoon until mixture forms a large ball.
Form balls about an inch in size. Flatten to 1/4" thickness. Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Sprinkle with reserved sweetener and press an almond in the center of each cookie.
Bake 10-14 minutes, or until cookies are lightly browned on the bottom. Cool at least 15 minutes. Makes 12 cookies.
Number of Servings: 12
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user GEORGEVW.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 121.2
- Total Fat: 10.4 g
- Cholesterol: 17.7 mg
- Sodium: 102.2 mg
- Total Carbs: 5.5 g
- Dietary Fiber: 2.3 g
- Protein: 4.8 g
Member Reviews
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CSHEL37
If you are absolutely desperate for a cookie, these are ok, but I can't say I actually like them. They're really greasy because of all the almond and the sweetness from the splenda kind of gets lost in the baking. Sigh. I don't think there are actually any really good low carb cookies. - 6/21/11