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Almond Cookies
Ingredients:
- 1 cup butter, room temperature
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup Splenda®
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 egg
- 1 1/2 cup vanilla flavored whey protein powder
- 1 cup smooth almond butter
- 2 tablespoons water
- 30 whole, shelled almonds
Directions:
- Preheat the oven to 374 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Use an electric mixer to beat the butter until smooth and fluffy. Add the Splenda and beat again, scraping down the sides, until very well combined.
- Beat in the egg, and then add the almond butter, salt and baking soda.
- Beat in the protein powder about 1/2 cup at a time.
- Add water and beat until everything is well combined.
- Use a measuring tablespoon to scoop heaping tablespoons of dough onto greased cookie sheets (each cookie should be made of about 2 tablespoons of dough).
- Press an almond into the center of each cookie.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes or until the cookies just begin to brown around the edges.
Yields: 2 1/2- dozen nice big cookies
Appropriate for:
Gastric Bypass: 6 months+
Lap-Band: 12 weeks+