Low Carb Almond Butter Carob Kiss Cookies

Total Time: 28 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups carob chips
• 3/4 cup almond butter
• 1/3 cup splenda sugar substitute, brown
• 2 tablespoons half-and-half
• 1 cup almond flour
• 1/2 cup flax seed meal
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup shortening
• 1/3 cup splenda sugar substitute
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon baking soda

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 375°f
• 2 beat butter and almond butter in large bowl until well blended. add 1/3 cup splenda granulated sugar and splenda brown sugar; beat until fluffy. add egg, half-and-half, and vanilla; beat well. stir together almond flour, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into almond butter mixture.
• 3 shape dough into 1-inch balls. roll in splenda granulated sugar; place on ungreased cookie sheet.
• 4 bake 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned. immediately press carob chocolate chips into center of each cookie; cookie will crack around edges. remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. cool completely.