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Nutella Cookies

Maria Emmerich
If you click on the ingredients, it will take you to the link where I find the best deals. Including a great price on raw hazelnuts, hazelnut extract hazelnut oil.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 24
Calories

Ingredients
  

  • COOKIES:
  • 1 cup coconut oil or butter
  • 1 cup Natural Sweetener
  • 1 egg
  • 1 1/2 cup blanched almond flour
  • 1/2 cup coconut flour
  • 1 tsp aluminum free baking powder
  • 1 tsp Redmond Real Salt
  • NUTELLA:
  • 2 cups raw hazelnuts
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1/2 cup Natural Sweetener or equivalent
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla or hazelnut extract
  • 1/8 tsp Redmond Real Salt
  • 3 TBS hazelnut oil could use other oil like macadamia nut

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
  • In a medium bowl, cream the butter, natural sweeteners and egg. Cream for a few minutes until very fluffy.
  • In a separate bowl mix together the almond flour, coconut flour, baking powder, and salt.
  • Slowly add in the dry ingredients to the wet and mix until smooth.
  • Roll 2 TBS of dough into a ball in your hands (for uniform shape) onto a cookie sheet, then press down to they are about ¾ of an inch thick. Place cookies about 2 inches apart.
  • Bake in preheated oven for 17-20 minutes or until golden around the edges.
  • Cool completely on the baking sheet before removing and enjoy!
  • I keep mine in the freezer (for portion control!:)
  • To Make the Nutella: Heat the oven to 400 degrees. Spread the hazelnuts evenly over a cookie sheet and roast until they darken and become aromatic, about 10 minutes. Transfer the hazelnuts to a damp towel and rub to remove the skins.
  • If you use erythritol, grind in a coffee grinder until a smooth powder.
  • In a food processor, grind the hazelnuts to a smooth butter, scraping the sides as needed so they process evenly, about 5 minutes.
  • Add the cocoa, natural sweetener, vanilla, salt and oil to the food processor and continue to process until well blended, about 1 minute.
  • The finished spread should have the consistency of creamy peanut butter; if it is too dry, process in a little extra hazelnut oil until the desired consistency is achieved.
  • Remove to a container, cover and refrigerate until needed.
  • Allow the spread to come to room temperature before using, as it thickens considerably when refrigerated. It will keep for at least a week.
  • Place 1 TBS nutella in between each cookie to make a sandwich.

Notes

NUTRITIONAL COMPARISON (per sandwich with 1 TBS filling)
Traditional Cookie = 194 calories, 10.5g fat, 1g protein, 25.1g carbs, 0.6g fiber
"Healthified" Cookie = 144 calories, 13.8g fat, 2.4g protein, 3.3g carbs, 1.9g fiber (86% fat, 6% protein, 9% carbs)
NUTRITIONAL COMPARISON (2 TBS per serving):
Traditional Nutella = 200 calories, 23 carbs, 2 fiber
“Healthified” Nutella = 110 calories, 3.4 carbs, 2 fiber