Keto Hermits Cookies Recipe

Keto Hermits Cookies Recipe

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup (115 g) butter
• 3/4 cup (18 g) Splenda
• 1/4 cup (50 g) polyol sweetener
• 2 1/2 teaspoons blackstrap molasses
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup (120 ml) buttermilk
• 3/4 cup (90 g) almond meal
• 1/4 cup (25 g) wheat gluten
• 40 g vanilla whey protein powder
• 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 50 g currants
• 1/4 cup (30 g) chopped pecans

Method

1. Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C, or gas mark 4)
2. In a large mixing bowl beat the butter until soft with an electric mixer
3. Add the Splenda, polyol, and blackstrap molasses and beat until light and creamy
4. Beat in the egg and the buttermilk
5. In a separate bowl, combine the almond meal, gluten, protein powder, cinnamon, cloves, and baking soda
6. Stir them together to distribute the ingredients
7. Add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture in three or four additions, beating well and scraping down the sides of the bowl when needed
8. Now add the currants and pecans and mix just enough to blend
9. Drop the batter by spoonfuls onto greased cookie sheets, keeping in mind that they spread
10. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until just starting to darken around the edges
11. Cool on wire racks and store in a tightly lidded container

Makes About 40 cookies

1. Each with 4 g protein; 2 g carbohydrate; 2 g usable carbs
2. Carb count does not include polyol sweetener

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