Cream Cheese Chocolate Chip Cookies
Servings: 20 cookies
Calories: 163kcal
Almost shortbread like in texture, these almond flour chocolate chip cookies are low carb and gluten free
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Ingredients
- 4 oz cream cheese softened
- 1/2 cup butter, unsalted softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup erythritol
- 2 1/2 cup almond flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips unsweetened (high cocoa solids)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180C/350F degrees.
- Line a couple of baking trays with parchment paper. (I used two large trays to cook the whole batch)
- In a bowl, cream together the butter, cream cheese and erythritol (or sugar substitute of choice).
- Add the vanilla extra and egg. Beat until smooth.
- Add the almond flour, baking powder and salt and beat until combined.
- Stir in the chocolate chips
- With damp hands, make walnut sized balls from the dough.
- Place the cookie balls on the tray, evenly placed.
- Either using your hand or a large spoon, press down on the cookies to shape them.
- Bake 15-20 minutes until golden around the edges
- Gently remove from the oven and allow to cool. When warm, the cookies are more delicate when cooled.
- Store in the fridge.
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Notes
The net carbs will be the total carb count minus the fibre count. Carb count excludes sugar alcohols.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 163kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 15g | Fiber: 2g