Snow Dusted Tea Cakes

Snow Dusted Tea Cakes

Makes 20 Cookies

With just six grams of carbohydrate and a healthy dose of nuts, these tender cookies are an excellent choice for any one needing to curb the sugar in their diet.



¾ cup almond flour or 1 cup whole almonds

½ cup all-purpose flour

1/3 cup butter, softened

¾ cup Splenda granular

1 large egg

½ teaspoon almond extract

2 tablespoons powdered sugar



Preheat oven to 350 F. Coat a baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray.
If using whole almonds, place almonds in a food processor and process until very finely chopped but not powdery or oily, pour ground almonds into a bowl. Add almond flour, all-purpose flour and Splenda. Set aside.
Using an electric mixer, beat butter and Splenda until incorporated. Add egg and extract; beat until light and airy. Add flour mixture and gently stir until all ingredients are well blended.
Roll tablespoons full of dough into round balls and place 1 ¼ inches apart on the baking sheet. Bake 12-15 minutes, until tops are slightly browned and bottoms are golden brown. Place sheets on a wire cooling rack.
Once cookies are cool dust with powdered sugar. (a small mesh sieve makes dusting easy)
Per Cookie:

Calories 75
Carbohydrate 6 grams (sugar 2 grams)
Fat 5 grams (saturated 2)
Protein 2 grams
Sodium 20 grams
Cholesterol 15 grams

Diabetic exchange = 1/2 srtarch, 1 fat
WW Point comparison = 2

Thanks Alexe for this recipe.