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Cocoa Nutty Bites
Yield: Makes 24 cookies
Ingredients:
1
cup creamy unsweetened natural peanut butter*
1/2
cup light brown sugar, not packed
1/4
cup sucralose-based sugar substitute
1
tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2
teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4
teaspoon salt
1/4
teaspoon ground ginger
1
egg, beaten
Preparation:
1.
Preheat oven to 350°F. Combine peanut butter, brown sugar, sugar substitute, cocoa, cinnamon, salt and ginger in medium bowl. Add egg; stir until well blended.
2.
Shape dough into 24 (1-inch) balls. Place on ungreased cookie sheets. Flatten balls with fork to 1/2-inch thickness.
3.
Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until cookies are firm and lightly browned. Cool on cookie sheets 5 minutes. Remove to wire racks; cool completely.
Note:
This simple recipe is unusual because it doesn't contain any flour–but it still makes great cookies!
Nutritional Information:
| Serving Size: 1 cookie | |
| Fiber | 1 g |
| Carbohydrate | 8 g |
| Cholesterol | 9 mg |
| Saturated Fat | 1 g |
| Total Fat | 5 g |
| Calories from Fat | 55 % |
| Calories | 85 |
| Protein | 3 g |
| Sodium | 79 mg |
Dietary Exchange:
| Fat | 1 |
| Starch | 1/2 |
This recipe appears in: Chocolate
