Low Carb Almond Cookies

• 1 1/2 cups almond flour
• 1/2 cup flax seed meal
• 1/4 cup artificial sweetener (I used Truvia, not calculated in nutritional totals)
• 2 ounces walnuts, chopped
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 4 egg whites
• 1 ounce butter, softened

1. Preheat oven to 350u0b0F
2. Combine and mix all dry ingredients.
3. Add softened butter and rub into dry ingredients until even (produces a slightly grainy texture).
4. Add egg whites and mix well.
5. Using a leveled tbsp, plop dough onto parchment paper. Press each cookie down with a fork. You can use your fingers to fix the shape.
6. Bake 18-20 minutes depending on desired -- brown-ness I guess. I like mine darker, so 20 minutes is good and still gives you a soft middle.
7. Remove to cool on a wire rack and munch away.
8. Notes: I used natural almond flour, not blanched, so my cookies are dark to begin with. I think either would be fine for the recipe.
9. I suggest melting some dark chocolate and dipping the cookies in half way for extra yumminess. Lindt 85%, 90% or even 99% would be good depending on your needs.
10. Totals per cookie: 63 Calories, 5g Fat, 3g Protein, 2 Carbs, 1 Fiber, .73 Net Carbs. If you count Truvia, net carb is 2.33g per cookie.

almond flour, flax seed meal, walnuts, baking powder, egg whites, butter

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/low-carb-almond-cookies-480420 (may not work)