"Healthified" Cappuccino Blossom Cookies

So the other night I was going through a cooking magazine, I love these btw and came across these cookies.

Well, I modified it SIGNIFICANTLY to my phase 3 diet. I really loved these, they are my new favorite and not one lasted more than a day in my household.

Here's my recipe:

"Healthified" Cappuccino Blossom Cookies



3/4c Whey Protein (I use Jay Robb Vanilla)
1c Blanched Almond Flour (I use Honeyville)
1/4 tsp Salt
1/4 tsp Baking Soda
1/4 tsp Cinnamon
1 tsp Instant Coffee (or espresso)
1/2c Butter, unsalted & softened
2TBSP Almond Milk, Unsweetened Vanilla
3TBSP Truvia
1TBSp Just Like Sugar Brown Sugar
1/4c chopped roasted almonds

Heat oven to 400 degrees

Mix the first 6 ingredients. Add butter, Truvia and the Just Like Sugar brown sugar and almond milk and then add the chopped almonds.

Roll into 1' balls and place on parchment paper on a large cookie sheet.

Then take a 1 tsp measuring spoon and make a well in each cookie. Set aside.

Chocolate Filling:

1/2c unsalted butter or coconut oil
1/2c Cocoa Powder
sweetener to taste (I like to use erythritol)
Heavy whipping cream to taste (i use this to make a milk chocolate)
1/4 tsp Instant espresso or coffee
1/2tsp salt

Melt butter or coconut oil in a sauce pan and add the butter or coconut oil. Stir well then add the sweetener and salt. (You can always run the sweetener and salt through a coffee grinder to make it into a fine powder, this will make the chocolate creamier.)

When the chocolate has cooled a bit but still pourable, take the 1 tsp measuring spoon and place 1 tsp into the well of each cookie.

Bake for 5-7 minutes.

You will have leftover chocolate, you can save this for future batches or pour into a shallow pan and bake chocolate bars out of it to store for later in the fridge. Or you can put the rest into a icing bag and make little chocolate chips with them for other recipes that would use these. Make sure to use the chocolate within 5 days.

TIP: You can always bake the cookies with the wells before you add the chocolate and then just add the chocolate afterwards and wait for them to cool off and the chocolate to solidify.