Keto Cream Cheese Chocolate Cookies, A Decadent Treat!

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Ingredients

• 1 cup of coconut flour
• 1/4 cup of cocoa powder
• 2 ounces of baking chocolate
• 1 tsp of vanilla extract
• 2 teaspoons of baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
• ½ cup unsalted butter softened
• 8 ounces of full fat cream cheese softened
• 1 cup sugar substitute (I use Swerve)
• 1 tsp instant espresso coffee
• 4 eggs

Chocolate Icing

• ¼ cup of unsalted butter
• 1 tsp of MCT oil or coconut oil
• 1/2 cup sugar substitute ( I use Swerve confectioners)
• 2 ounce baking chocolate
• ½ tsp instant espresso coffee
• Pinch of sea salt

Instructions

• Keto Cream Cheese Chocolate Cookie Dough
• Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees
• Melt the baking chocolate in a double boiler or in microwave (20 seconds) then set aside
• Using a mixer on high combine the cream cheese, butter, sugar substitute, vanilla extract
• Once fully combined add the 4 eggs one at a time, making sure that the batter is fully incorporated.
• To the cookie dough add the melted chocolate and beat dough until it's perfectly mixed.
• Next stir in the coconut flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, instant coffee, salt and mix well.

Keto Chocolate Icing

• Melt the butter and baking chocolate in a double boiler or in the microwave in increments of 10 seconds
• Add sugar substitute and stir (I used Swerve confectioners Or make your own powdered sugar substitute in a grinder.)
• Add the MCT oil or coconut oil
• Stir in the pinch of sea salt and instant espresso coffee.
• Baking Instructions
• Add the cookie dough in spoonfuls to a parchment lined cookie sheet.
• Flatten the cookies slightly.
• Bake cookies for 15-20 minutes (Do not over-bake)
• Allow cookies to fully cool
• Spread about a teaspoon of icing onto each cookie.
• Allow the icing to set about 5 minutes.

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