Sugar-Free Valentines Cookies

• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/4 cup cream cheese
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar Replacement
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups almond flour
• 1 1/2 tablespoons meringue powder
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon lemon juice
• 2 cups splenda powedered
• 1/4 cup warm water

1. In a large bowl, cream butter and cream cheese for 1 minute.
2. Add the sweetener, baking powder, vanilla, and salt and continue mixing until creamy.
3. Mix in almond flour and chill for atleast 1 hour.
4. Preheat oven to 300 F
5. Roll out the chilled dough until 1cm thick and use cookie cutters to cut out cookies.
6. Use a spatula to place the cookies on a baking sheet about 1 inch apart and bake for 12-15 minutes or until the edges are golden brown.
7. For the icing: in the bowl of the mixer, whip together the sugar and meringue powder.
8. Add the vanilla extract and lemon juice
9. Add the water. Beat for approximately 5 minutes or until stiff peaks begin to form.
10. Transfer small amounts to a clean bowl and add very small increments of water to the icing to thin it down to medium or flood consistency. Add food coloring if desired.
11. transfer to pastry bag.
12. Allow icing to dry 12 hours before handling.

butter, cream cheese, powdered sugar, baking powder, vanilla, salt, almond flour, meringue powder, vanilla, lemon juice, splenda powedered, warm water

Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Sugar-free-Valentines-Cookies-1474512 (may not work)