Moroccan-Style Almond Cookies
Tender almond cookies lightly perfumed with orange blossom water and rolled in sesame seeds.
30 min total · Medium · Makes 12 servings
Nutrition per serving
Serving size: 1 cookie (about 30 g)
Estimated nutrition per serving. Values are approximate and vary with ingredients, brands, quantities and preparation. Net carbs = total carbs minus fiber minus erythritol. Other sugar alcohols are not subtracted. This is a labeling convention, not a measure of your blood sugar or insulin response.
12 servings: 21.6 g net carbs and 1608 calories for the whole recipe
Ingredients
- 2 cups almond flour
- ¼ cup powdered erythritol
- 3 tbsp butter, softened
- 1 large egg
- ¾ tsp orange blossom water
- ½ tsp baking powder
- 2 tbsp sesame seeds
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Steps
- 1
Heat the oven to 350°F and line a sheet pan with parchment.
- 2
Mix the almond flour, erythritol, butter, egg, orange blossom water, and baking powder into a soft dough.
- 3
Roll into 12 balls, coat with sesame seeds, and flatten slightly.
- 4
Bake until lightly golden.
- 5
Cool on the pan; they firm up as they cool.
Tips
- Orange blossom water is potent; a little goes a long way.
- Chill the dough 15 minutes if it feels sticky.
Nutrition per serving
Serving size: 1 cookie (about 30 g)
| Calories | 134 |
| Protein | 4.2 g |
| Fat | 12.3 g |
| Total carbs | 7.8 g |
| Fiber | 1.9 g |
| Net carbs | 1.8 g |
| Sodium | 50 mg |
| Saturated fat | 2.6 g |
Estimated nutrition per serving. Values are approximate and vary with ingredients, brands, quantities and preparation. Net carbs = total carbs minus fiber minus erythritol. Other sugar alcohols are not subtracted. This is a labeling convention, not a measure of your blood sugar or insulin response. Sodium counts the ingredients listed, not salt added to taste.
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