KETO SUGAR COOKIES – LOW CARB / SUGAR-FREE

Helpful hints:
1. MEASURE YOUR INGREDIENTS CORRECTLY
Follow the recipe for the correct amount for each ingredient. To measure flour correctly, use the spoon and sweep method for flour or use a food scale for even more accurate results.
2. SIFT YOUR FLOUR
Sifting your almond flour and coconut flour will help give a lighter and flaky cookie that will totally melt in your mouth and helps if you want to make the best keto sugar cookies.
3. CHILL THE DOUGH
If you want to ensure that you end up with no spread sugar cookies, refrigerating the dough prior to baking helps the dough to become stiffer and hold up.

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 3/4 cups superfine blanched almond flour, measured correctly (spoon & sweep) plus more as needed
• 1/4 cup coconut flour, measured correctly (spoon & sweep)
• 2/3 cup powdered monk fruit sweetener
• 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces – softened
• 2 tablespoons cream cheese softened
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon pure almond extract

Keto Icing (optional)

• 1/2 cup confectioner’s monk fruit sweetener (Swerve or erythritol)
• 1 1/2 tablespoons heavy cream or coconut cream
• water or lemon juice, as needed to desired consistency

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. In a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment turned to low speed, mix the almond flour, coconut flour, sweetener, and salt together until combined.
2. Turn the mixer to medium, then add the butter, 1 cube at a time, and mix until the dough looks crumbly and slightly wet about 2 minutes.
3. Add the cream cheese, vanilla and almond extract and beat for another 30-60 seconds until the dough just begins to form large clumps, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed.
4. Gather dough with hands and knead just until it sticks together (add 1 tablespoon of almond flour at a time as needed if dough seems too wet). Shape into a disc and wrap in plastic. Chill in the refrigerator for at least 35 minutes (or up to 2 days).
5. Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper. Set aside. When ready to roll, remove and unwrap dough disc from the fridge.
6. Place a large piece of parchment paper on a flat surface. Place dough in the center. Place another large parchment paper on top of the dough and using your rolling pin, roll into 1/4-inch thickness (1/8 inch for thinner cookies). Place the cookie dough sheet in the freezer for 10 minutes.
7. Remove the cookie dough sheet from the freezer and remove the top parchment paper. Cut into shapes with cutters of your choice. Place cut cookies on lined baking sheets, about 1 inch apart then place in the freezer again for 10 minutes (to prevent spreading). Repeat with any scraps.
8. Preheat oven to 325° F.
9. Bake cookies, one sheet at a time, on the middle rack for 13-17 minutes, rotating the pan halfway, or until edges are light golden brown (do not overbake).
10. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 15 minutes then transfer to a cooling rack until cool. (cookies will continue to bake & harden)
11. Frost or decorate cookies as desired.

For Keto Frosting (optional)

1. In a medium bowl, combine the powdered sweetener with coconut cream until smooth. Add water or lemon juice as needed to desired consistency.

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Exercise Of The Week

Leg Pull-In/Knee Ups

How To:

• Lie on an exercise mat with your legs extended and your hands either palms facing down next to you or under your glutes.
• This will be your starting position.
• Bend your knees and pull your upper thighs into your midsection as you breathe out.
• Repeat 15-20, for 3 rounds

HEALTHY RECIPE

Keto Fat BomB Eggnog Bites

Delicious Keto Eggnog Cheesecake Recipe is a genuine Fat Bomb treat just for Christmas (But you can make them anytime as a dessert or snack). They’re a very low carb Christmas dessert, sweet and creamy.

Base Ingredients:

• ½ cup of Almond Flour
• ¼ cup of Golden Flaxseed Meal
• 2 tablespoons of Natvia (Stevia sweetner)
• ¼ teaspoon of Nutmeg
• 1 ounce of Unsalted Butter, melted
• 1 large Egg

Filling Ingredients:

• 12 ounces of Cream Cheese, softened
• ⅓ cup of Natvia
• ½ teaspoon of Vanilla Extract
• ¼ teaspoon of Nutmeg
• 3 teaspoons of Rum Essence
• ½ cup Heavy Cream
• 1 large Egg
• Topping Ingredients:
• ½ cup of Heavy Cream, whipped
• 1 pinch of Nutmeg

Directions For the Base:

• Preheat oven to 160C/320F.
• In a mixing bowl, combine the almond flour, flax meal, Natvia and nutmeg. Mix well.
• Add the melted butter and egg and mix well.
• Evenly spoon the mixture between 12 holes of a regular muffin tin lined with silicone cupcake molds and press into a flat base layer.
• Bake in the oven for 10-12 minutes until golden brown. Set aside to cool.

Directions for the Filling:

• Place the cream cheese, Natvia, vanilla, nutmeg, and rum essence into your stand mixer, with the whisk attachment, and mix on medium speed until the cream cheese is smooth. Scrape down the sides with a silicone spatula to ensure everything is combined.
• Add the cream and egg into your stand mixer and mix on medium speed for 3 minutes, until the mixture is smooth.
• Evenly spoon the mixture on top of the cooled bases.
• Bake in the oven for 15-18 minutes, until the edges are set and the center is slightly jiggly.
• Allow cooling at room temperature for 20 minutes, before setting in the fridge for at least 2 hours.
• Topping:
• Add the whipped cream to a piping bag with a star nozzle and pipe a tablespoon-sized amount of cream onto each cheesecake. We recommend using disposable piping bags.
• Sprinkle with a pinch of nutmeg and serve.

The Result………

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