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Basic Low Carb Chocolate Chip Pecan Cookies

Servings:
21 Cookies
Oven Temp:
350F / 175C
Prep Time:
10 minutes
Cook Time:
16 minutes

Ingredients

  • 113 grams (1stick) unsalted butter, very soft
  • 1/2 cup Erythritol Sweetener, heaping
  • 10 drops Stevia (optional) **
  • 1 large egg
  • 170 grams (1.5 cups) almond flour
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 tsp fine sea salt
  • 1/2 tsp xanthan gum ***
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 45 grams  85% Cacao Dark Chocolate *
  • 60 grams raw pecans or any nut that you have, chopped

Preparation

  1. Preheat oven.
  2. Cream butter and sweetener. Add egg and vanilla, mix well. Scrape bowl many times so that the mixture combines.
  3. Sift dry ingredients and add into the wet ingredients 1/4 cup at a time and mix well.
  4. Add chocolate and chopped nuts. You can obviously leave out the nuts if you do not have them or want them. Same goes for the chocolate.
  5. Portion onto baking sheet or into a muffin tin, place into a preheated oven and bake for 16 minutes.
  6. Remove from oven and allow to cool before removing from pan.