Cookies are great! However, it gets too addicting sometimes that it starts to take a toll on your sugar levels. Don’t worry we got a solution for that. Read on and discover how you can make chocolate pecan cookies without eating too much sugar. Don’t worry, making them is easy: all you need is an instant pudding mix.
Just because it’s one of our sugar-free dessert recipes, it doesn’t mean it has gone completely tasteless. These chocolate pecan cookies are chewy and flavorful, thanks to the pudding mix. The butter will also do wonders for these cookies and the vanilla extract will add to that savory flavor.
Be generous in putting pecans. If you want to add raisins to your cookies, feel free to do so. For more sugarless cookies recipe, check out our Sugarless Apple Cookies.
How To Make Sugar-Free Chocolate Pecan Cookies
You don’t need to sacrifice delicious treats if you’re looking after your health. Discover how to make these sugar-free chocolate pecan cookies.
Ingredients
- 2 pcs eggs
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup dry sugar substitute of your choice
- ¾ cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
- ¼ cup pecans, chopped (do not roast)
- ¼ cup cocoa powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- ¼ tsp salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven at 300 degrees F.
- In a bowl, sift together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
- In a mixing bowl attached to a hand beater, cream together butter and sugar substitute until pale and fluffy, roughly 5 to 7 minutes.
- Add the eggs and the vanilla extract. Continue creaming.
- Add the pecans and then fold the dry ingredients into your wet mixture until evenly incorporated.
- Portion roughly 2-ounce cookie batter using scoopers or tablespoons and place these onto a lined baking sheet, inches apart from each other.
- Bake cookies for 12 to 15 minutes. Cool down completely onto cooling racks and store or serve immediately.
Nutrition
- Sugar: 1g
- :
- Calcium: 10mg
- Calories: 178kcal
- Carbohydrates: 13g
- Cholesterol: 31mg
- Fat: 13g
- Fiber: 1g
- Iron: 1mg
- Monounsaturated Fat: 4g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g
- Potassium: 56mg
- Protein: 2g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Sodium: 193mg
- Trans Fat: 1g
- Vitamin A: 357IU
- Vitamin C: 1mg
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Frequently Asked Questions
Does this cookie recipe contain no sugar?
Yes! This cookies recipe does not contain any sugar. What we did to have that sweet taste is to use tagatose. If you are not familiar with it, tagatose sweetener is an artificial sweetener that looks and tastes like sugar but does not contain the calories that can be harmful to the body especially to people that are diabetic.
What if I like to use a little bit of sugar, what can I use?
To substitute for the common white sugar, we recommend using muscovado sugar. Compared to the washed commercial sugars, the muscovado sugar retains molasses. It possesses antioxidants that can help the body.
How long can I store these cookies?
You can store these chocolate pecan cookies for as long as a month. Just make sure to place them in a sealed container. It doesn’t have to be airtight so that it can retain its chewiness. Keep it refrigerated to prolong its shelf life.
Conclusion
Now you can serve and enjoy cookies without getting paranoid about its sugar content. After all, eating should be a wonderful experience. Serve this with tea, coffee, or milk and we guarantee that you'll never look at a sugarless cookie the same way again.Have your own special recipe to share? Submit Your Recipe Today!
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