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Low Carb Zimtsterne (German Cookies)

Course: Cookies
Cuisine: German
Keyword: Low carb cookies
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
chilling: 1 hour
Servings: 26 cookies
Calories: 90kcal
Author: Angela Coleby
A low carb version of the classic German cinnamon cookie.
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Ingredients

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 150C/300F degrees
  • Whisk the eggs whites to a stiff peak
  • Add the monk fruit and lemon juice and continue to whisk until combined.
  • Add the almond flour and cinnamon. Work the mixture into a dough.
  • Cover the dough and place in the fridge for an hour.
  • Place the dough on a piece of parchment paper, then cover with another piece of parchment paper. Roll out to about 1 cm thick.
  • Cut out the cookies.
  • Place the cookies on a parchment lined baking tray.
  • Bake for 18-20 minutes (check after 10 minutes as the original recipe said 8 minutes). Mine took longer.

Notes

Should make about 26 cookies, depending upon how thin you roll out the cookie dough.
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: 90kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 8g | Fiber: 2g