Cream Cheese Cookies Recipe

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Ingredients

1/2 cup (56g) Coconut Flour
3 tablespoons (60g) Cream cheese softened
1 Egg
1/2 cup (113g) Butter softened
1/2 cup Erythritol or other sugar substitute
1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt

Instructions

  • In a bowl, cream together the butter, cream cheese and erythritol (or sugar substitute of choice).
  • Add the vanilla extra and egg. Beat until smooth.
  • Add the coconut flour, baking powder and salt and beat until combined. The mixture will be sticky.
  • Place the mixture onto a piece of wax paper (or parchment paper). Mould into a log shape, using the paper to roll out and wrap the paper around the dough and secure the ends like a Christmas cracker.
  • Place in the fridge to firm up for at least an hour.
  • Preheat the oven to 180C/350F degrees.
  • Line a baking tray with parchment paper.
  • Remove the dough from the fridge and cut into 1 cm slices.
  • Place the slices on the baking tray.
  • Bake for 15-18 minutes until golden.
Recipe Notes
Makes 15 -20
Nutritional Info per cookie –(Based on a batch of 15) 91 Calories, 8g Fat, 1g Protein, 3g Total Carbs, 2g Fibre, 1g Net Carbs