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Almond Butter Blossom Cookies Recipe
Truvia
Simple, sweet, and sophisticated. These Almond Thumbprint Cookies are chocolate topped and perfectly shareable. Each Almond Thumbprint Cookie has 28% fewer calories* and 54% less sugar* than the full-sugar version.
*Please remember to wash hands, utensils, equipment, and work surfaces with hot, soapy water before and after they come in contact with raw egg.
Serving size
1 Cookie
Calories
120 CaloriesIngredients
1½ cups (350 mL) all-purpose flour or gluten-free flour
3⁄4 tsp (5 mL) baking soda
1⁄2 tsp (3 mL) baking powder
1⁄2 tsp (3 mL) salt
1⁄4 cup (60 mL) Truvia Cane Sugar Blend
1⁄4 cup (60 mL) Truvia Brown Sugar Blend
1⁄2 cup (120 mL) creamy almond butter
1⁄2 cup (120 mL) butter, softened
1 egg*
1 tsp (5 mL) almond extract
3 Tbsp (45 mL) applesauce unsweetened
24 chocolate treats with almond center
Directions
- 1.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- 2.
In a medium bowl mix together the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt and set aside.
- 3.
In a large bowl combine the butter and almond butter. Mix on medium-high speed until smooth and combined about 2 minutes.
- 4.
Scrape down the sides of the bowl.
- 5.
Add the Truvia Cane Sugar Blend and Truvia Brown Sugar Blend and mix until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
- 6.
Add the egg and almond extract and beat for 2 more minutes.
- 7.
Adjust the speed to low and add the flour in two batches, mixing until just incorporated.
- 8.
Add applesauce, dough should come together.
- 9.
Scoop out a tablespoons of cookie dough, roll into balls and then place the balls about 2 inches apart on the lined baking sheets. Should get 24 balls.**
- 10.
Lightly flatten balls with palm of hand into a disk shape and then with your thumb make a round indentation in center of each.
- 11.
Bake 12-15 minutes or until edges are light golden brown.
- 12.
Remove from oven and immediately press 1 milk chocolate candy in center of each cookie. Candy will melt slowly.
- 13.
Remove cookies from sheets to a cooling rack.
- 14.
Once cool, store cookies in a sealed container.
*Each serving has 120 calories and 4 grams of sugar per serving, compared to the full-sugar version that has and 150 calories and 10 grams of sugar per serving.
**If you want to bake later, freeze dough in a sealed container. When you are ready to bake, place frozen balls on cookie sheet, hold at room temperature for 1 hour, press down and bake.
Nutrition Per Serving
Serving size: 1 Cookie
Calories: 120 Calories
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