Thursday, May 30, 2019

Keto Cream Cheese Chocolate Cookies, A Decadent Treat!



Ingredients


  • 1 cup of coconut flour
  • 1/4 cup of cocoa powder
  • 2 ounces of baking chocolate
  • 1 tsp of vanilla extract
  • 2 teaspoons of baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
  • ½ cup unsalted butter softened
  • 8 ounces of full fat cream cheese softened
  • 1 cup sugar substitute (I use Swerve)
  • 1 tsp instant espresso coffee
  • 4 eggs

Chocolate Icing


  • ¼ cup of unsalted butter
  • 1 tsp of MCT oil or coconut oil
  • 1/2 cup sugar substitute ( I use Swerve confectioners)
  • 2 ounce baking chocolate
  • ½ tsp instant espresso coffee
  • Pinch of sea salt

Instructions


  • Keto Cream Cheese Chocolate Cookie Dough
  • Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees
  • Melt the baking chocolate in a double boiler or in microwave (20 seconds) then set aside
  • Using a mixer on high combine the cream cheese, butter, sugar substitute, vanilla extract
  • Once fully combined add the 4 eggs one at a time, making sure that the batter is fully incorporated.
  • To the cookie dough add the melted chocolate and beat dough until it's perfectly mixed.
  • Next stir in the coconut flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, instant coffee, salt and mix well.

Keto Chocolate Icing


  • Melt the butter and baking chocolate in a double boiler or in the microwave in increments of 10 seconds
  • Add sugar substitute and stir (I used Swerve confectioners Or make your own powdered sugar substitute in a grinder.)
  • Add the MCT oil or coconut oil
  • Stir in the pinch of sea salt and instant espresso coffee.
  • Baking Instructions
  • Add the cookie dough in spoonfuls to a parchment lined cookie sheet.
  • Flatten the cookies slightly.
  • Bake cookies for 15-20 minutes (Do not over-bake)
  • Allow cookies to fully cool
  • Spread about a teaspoon of icing onto each cookie.
  • Allow the icing to set about 5 minutes.

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