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Low-Carb Vanilla Spritz Cookies

submitted by Sara on November 27, 2018
Source: https://www.amazon.de/dp/3625179415
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Snack

Ingredients
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For the dough
 1  (ea. 0.04 oz) Vanilla, pod or bean
1 pinch Salt, Kosher salt, table salt
⅜ cup 4⅜ tsp Xylitol, Birch Sugar, granulated
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 ⅜ cup 2¼ tsp Cream, fluid, light whipping, 30% fat
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 1 cup 1 tbsp Almond Flour, partially de-oiled
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 1 cup 1 tbsp Almonds, ground
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 1 tbsp Xanthan Gum
1 tsp Cream of Tartar, Weinstein baking powder, gluten-free leavening agent
⅜ cup 1 tbsp Butter, unsalted
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 2  (ea. 0.60 oz) Egg yolk, large
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For decorating
 ½ cup 1 tbsp 1 tsp Chocolate, dark, low-carb, 75% cacao solids, with Xylitol
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 2 tsp Coconut Oil
23.51 ozaltogether (view nutrition facts)

Preparation

  1. Serving size:
    0.65 oz (calculated)
    Notes: 1 cookie with a diameter of about 6.5 or 2 1/2 in
  2. Temperature: 302 °F

    Baking the cookies

  1. Scrape out the vanilla pulp.
  2. Add the vanilla pulp, salt and xylitol to the cream and whisk it all together.
  3. Mix the dry ingredients: almond flour, ground almonds, gluten and baking powder.
  4. Add the dry ingredients, the softened butter and the egg yolks to the cream and mix until well combined.
  5. Draw circles with a diameter of about 6 cm or 2 3/8 in on a sheet of parchment paper.
  6. Flip the parchment paper over and put it on a baking tray.
  7. Fill a piping bag with some dough and pipe dots to form a circle following the lines you drew on the reverse of the parchment paper.
  8. Bake in the oven for about 11 minutes or until the cookies start to brown.
  9. Let cool completely and chill in the fridge.

  10. Decorating the cookies

  11. Once cold, flip the cookies carefully using a spatula.
  12. Melt the chocolate with the coconut oil and carefully brush it on the cookies.
  13. Let dry completely and flip over once more.
  14. Melt the remaining chocolate and sprinkle it on the cookies.
  15. Let dry and enjoy.

Nutrition Facts
for
serving

  • Calorie count
    85 kcal
  • % of calories by macros
    Fat71.8 %61 kcal6.8 g
    Net Carbs4.7 %4 kcal0.9 g
    Sugar Alcohols9.4 %8 kcal3.4 g
    Dietary Fiber2.4 %2 kcal1.1 g
    Protein11.8 %10 kcal2.5 g
  • Approx. WW SmartPoints™
    3.2
  • Cholesterol 19.9 mg
  • Sodium 11.2 mg
  • Fat 6.8 g
    • Saturated Fat 3.3 g
    • Trans Fat 0 g
  • Carbohydrates 5.4 g
    • Dietary Fiber 1.1 g
    • Total Sugars 0.4 g
    • Added Sugar 0 g
    • Sugar alcohols 3.4 g
  • Protein 2.5 g
  • Calcium 12 mg
  • Iron 0.1 mg
  • Magnesium 7.9 mg
  • Potassium 39.6 mg
  • Zinc 0.1 mg
  • Vitamin A (Retinol Equivalents) 31.6 mcg
  • Vitamin B12 0 mcg
  • Vitamin C 0 mg
  • Folate 2.8 mcg
    • Folic Acid 0 mcg