Dessert

Low-Sugar Coconut Almond Macaroon Cookies is for Dessert, Snack.

Low-Sugar Coconut Almond Macaroon Cookies takes several minutes to prepare.

Low-Sugar Coconut Almond Macaroon Cookies takes several minutes to cook.

Low-Sugar Coconut Almond Macaroon Cookies makes 24 servings.

The ingredients for Low-Sugar Coconut Almond Macaroon Cookies are:

Generous 2/3 cup Slivered Almonds
1 1/4 cup shredded unsweetened coconut
1/2 cup Splenda
Generous pinch of salt
1/4 cup non-fat Greek Yogurt
2 egg whites
2 tsp vanilla

Here is how you make Low-Sugar Coconut Almond Macaroon Cookies:

Preheat oven to 325F/170C. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or use a silicone baking mat. Use a small food processor or the bowl attachment for an immersion blender to chop the almonds, just until they are ground but still a little chunky. Put the ground almonds, shredded coconut, sweetener, and salt into a medium-sized bowl and mix together with a spoon. Separate 2 eggs to get 2 egg whites. (Save the yolks for something else or discard.) Add egg whites, fat-free Greek yogurt, and vanilla to the dry mixture and blend together with a spoon until the ingredients are well-combined. Scoop out dough one tablespoon at a time and form into a round ball, then place on the baking sheet about 2 inches apart. (I used a metal tablespoon, which worked well.) Use a fork to press each ball down into a cookie slightly less than 1/2 inch thick. (The cookies don't spread out much, so don't worry about that.) I also used the fork to press the edges together because the batter is rather crumbly. Bake cookies until they are well set and starting to get nicely brown on the edges, about 30-32 minutes. (This was quite a bit longer than the cooking time in the original recipe, but I liked the brown edges. If you want a lighter cookie, take them out sooner.) I loved the crisp cookies when they were fresh from the oven and barely cooled. After they had been stored overnight in a plastic container they were much less crisp. I might consider only baking a few at a time (or even putting leftover cookies back into a hot toaster oven for a few minutes to crisp them.) Serving Size:?Makes 24 cookies

The nutritional information for Low-Sugar Coconut Almond Macaroon Cookies is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 24
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 50.3

• Total Fat: 4.0 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 5.5 mg
• Total Carbs: 2.7 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1.2 g
• Protein: 1.6 g