Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients

• 3.5 oz Salted Butter (3.5 oz – 1/2 cup)
• 4.5 oz Erythritol (SoNourished) (4.5 oz – 3/4 cup)
• 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
• 1 large Egg (50g / 1.7 oz)
• 6 oz Almond Flour (6 oz – 170g) by weight, equals about 1 1/2 cups, depending on your almond flour
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp xanthan gum
• 1/4 tsp Salt
• 3 oz Sugar Free Chocolate Chips (90g – 3/4 cup)

Instructions

• Preheat a fan forced oven to 180C (360F).
• Melt the butter in saucepan until melted and hot over medium heat. Place the melted butter and erythritol in a mixing bowl and beat until combined. Add the vanilla and egg, and beat on low for another 15 seconds.
• Add the almond flour, baking powder, xanthan gum and salt. Beat until well combined.
• Press the dough together and remove from the bowl. Knead in the chocolate chips with your hands or a silicone spatula.
• Use a small ice cream scoop to divide and shape the dough into 12 portions and place on a lined baking tray. Bake for 10-12 minutes at 180C (360F). The cookies will look a little undercooked when removing from the oven, but after cooling they will harden.
• **baking tip** If cookies have not flattened after 6-7 minutes in the oven, press down with the back of a fork.
• Allow to cool for 15 minutes before serving. Keep in an airtight container for up to 7 days.

Tips & Notes:

CAN I SUBSTITUTE ANY INGREDIENTS IN THIS RECIPE?I have showcased different ingredients to show you how using alternatives might affect the quality of the cookie.

• Fine Almond Flour: It still works, but results in a too flat for my liking.
• Coconut Flour: It’s pretty bad, so don’t try it.
• Coconut Oil: It also doesn’t work that well. The cookies melt too quickly and stay in more of a ball shape.
• Without Xanthan Gum: Too flat. If you baked the cookies for a little less time, it could definitely work. I suggest for 8-9 minutes.You can also substitute Xanthan Gum with Gelatin (1 tsp).
• Liquid Stevia: The cookies came out hard as a rock.

  WHERE CAN I PURCHASE SUGAR-FREE CHOCOLATE CHIPS?Lily’s do a great quality sugar-free chocolate chip, which works great in this recipe.However, if you don’t have access to those specific choc chips, you can always just use:

• Chopped up 90% Lindt chocolate
• 100% bakers chocolate.

Nutrition Facts Keto Chocolate Chip Cookies Amount Per Serving (1 cookie)Calories 180Calories from Fat 144% Daily Value*Fat 16g25%Saturated Fat 6g38%Cholesterol 33mg11%Sodium 117mg5%Potassium 27mg1%Carbohydrates 5g2%Fiber 3g13%Sugar 1g1%Protein 4g8%Vitamin A 229IU5%Calcium 43mg4%Iron 1mg6%Net Carbs 2g* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie keto diet.