Ever since 2010 we have been making these on my moms birthday. This year she said she would rather do a Chili Bean feed for her birthday but she still wanted these cookies, so I made them today.
If you would like the recipe to the original Biscocho you can find the link HERE.
After I was all done making them I wondered if maybe these could be made low carb and I came up with a low carb version that was just as satisfying as eating the real thing. My version doesn't have eggs and is made with Almond Flour instead of regular white flour and I use granulated Splenda instead of sugar.
Here's my version:
Recipe:Oven Temperature: 350 degrees
Servings - 30 to 40 (I got 40)
2 cups Almond Meal
1/2 cup sweetener - I used granulated Splenda
1/2 cup melted Butter
1/2 teaspoon Vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon Cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon Cloves
1 teaspoon Anise
Preheat your oven.
Cream the Almond Meal and Splenda and Vanilla Extract, Cinnamon, Cloves and Anise and blend until creamy.
Add the Almond Meal and mix until dough forms.
On a lightly floured surface (use almond meal) roll out the dough. I would chill it for about 10 minutes next time to make it easier, or you could roll it into a tube then chill and cut slices with a knife.
Place on a parchment covered cookie sheet and bake 10 to 12 minutes depending on your oven. Let cool on the cookie sheet for about 5 minutes.
As you can see, this is less than 1 carb per cookie! Of course I made these small so it just depends on how big you make them as to the carb count.
I was really feeling a bit sad that I would not get to enjoy a Biscocho today but I actually did and they were good. They were crispier than the original Biscocho but they had that Anise and Cinnamon taste that I love.
Hope you make them and hope they become a Christmas Tradition to you and your family!
Good adaption of a recipe. You are very clever Alicia.
ReplyDeleteThanks Sextant. I've been reading a lot of low carb recipes and watching videos and following other low carb eaters and it's all coming together. I just ate the last one of these cookies last night and so I need to make a new batch. That's the thing with this way of eating. Before I could sit down to watch TV with 6 to 8 chocolate chip cookies and some milk, now one satisfies me. You start not craving carbs after a while.
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