Low Carb Almond Cookies

INGREDIENTSNutrition

• 2cups almond flour
• ¹⁄₂cup Splenda Sugar Blend for Baking
• ¹⁄₂cup softened butter, replace with what ingredient (if you want cookie that holds together a little more easily replace 2 tablespoons of butter with 1 l)
• ¹⁄₂teaspoon salt (if using salted butter, omit salt here)
• 1teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1teaspoon almond extract
• 1egg (optional)

• DIRECTIONS

  1. Preheat oven to 300°F.
  2. Using and electric mixer blend softened butter for a minute. Add remaining ingredients and mix together.
  3. Form dough into walnut sized balls and place onto ungreased cookie sheet. The oil from the butter and almond flour grease the sheet as the cookie bakes.
  4. Bake for 5 minutes. Press down lightly with fork, then continue to bake another 18 minutes. The cookies do not brown.
  5. Let cool on sheet for 5 minutes before removing.
  6. For a more festive look, you can drizzle a little melted chocolate (sugar-free, of course) on top.a