Keto Chocolate Amaretti Cookies
Soft, moist, light and delicately flavoured, these keto amaretti cookies will get you into the festive spirit! This easy sugar free cookie recipe is inspired by chocolate amaretti, a traditional Italian Christmas cookie.
Servings: 8 cookies
Calories: 80kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup / 100g almond flour or ground almonds
- 1 egg white large
- ⅓ cup / 53g powdered sweetener
- 2 tablespoon cocoa powder
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ tsp almond extract
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
- pinch of salt
Topping
- ¼ cup / 25g powdered sweetener
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180C electric / 350F and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- Sift the powdered sweetener to get rid of any lumps. Then, stir together the dry ingredients - almond flour, cocoa powder, sweetener, baking powder, pinch of salt.
- In a second bowl, beat the egg white to stiff peaks. Stir in the almond and vanilla extract.
- Fold in the dry ingredients with a spatula and mix until a smooth batter forms.
- Form a dough ball and quarter. Roll 2 dough balls from each quarter (mine weighed about 20g each) and place on the prepared cookie sheet, flattening them slightly.
- Bake for about 13-15 minutes until cracks are appearing on the tops.
- Let the cookies cool slightly, then dust with powdered sweetener.
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Notes
1.4g net carbs per cookie. Makes 8 cookies.
Store in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.
Nutrition
Serving: 20g | Calories: 80kcal | Total Carbohydrates: 3.2g | Protein: 3.4g | Fat: 6.8g | Fiber: 1.7g | Sugar: 0.6g
