Tastykitchen.com Chocolate-dipped Butterscotch Cookies Recipe

Total time: 30 minutes

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Net Carbs are 12% of calories per serving, at 50g per serving. The amount is close to the maximum number of net carbs allowed for the keto diet and much higher than the standard recommendation of 25g Net Carbs. You'll have little flexibility to consume additional foods that contain carbs.

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Keto & Health Insights for Tastykitchen.com Chocolate-dipped Butterscotch Cookies Recipe

  • Net Carbs are 12% of calories per serving, at 50g per serving. This food is at the upper limits (extremely risky) of what's considered keto-friendly and much higher than standard net carb guidelines for the keto diet. You risk kicking yourself out of ketosis and there's little flexibility to eat more foods that contain carbs. It's recommended that you track the macros of your daily food consumptions—this makes it easier to avoid overconsumption.
  • This food contains trans fat, a type of fat that's considered extremely unhealthy. Trans-fatty acids elevate bad cholesterol and lowers good cholesterol. And increases the likelihood for heart disease, strokes, and Type 2 diabetes. The FDA has mostly banned high amounts of trans-fatty acids in prepared foods, but you can still find trans fat quantities on food labels. Especially for most fast-food meals. Learn more about unhealthy fats.
  • This food's %DV (daily value percentage) for sodium is 3%. At 64mg, it's considered low in sodium according to the FDA's standard for %DV (daily value percentage), which considers any food with %DV of less than 5% as low sodium. The organization recommends 2300mg of sodium as the daily limit. High sodium is believed to be associated with health problems such as heart disease, strokes, high blood pressure, and kidney malfunctions. Too much low sodium is also associated with health problems. For most adults, a healthy range for daily maximum sodium consumption is between 1500-2300mg; foods should have 5%-20% DV per serving.

Tastykitchen.com Chocolate-dipped Butterscotch Cookies Recipe Nutrition Label

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 18 servings   ( 86 g )
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 412
Total Fat: 23g
Saturated Fat: 13g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g
Monounsaturated Fat: 6g
Trans Fat: 1g
Cholesterol: 31mg
Sodium: 64mg
Total Carbohydrates: 52g
Dietary Fiber: 2g
Sugar: 37g
Protein: 4g
Calcium: 26mg Iron: 1mg
Potassium: 120mg Vitamin A: 51mcg
Vitamin C: 0mg Vitamin D: 0mcg

Ingredients

  • ½ cups Unsalted Butter
  • ½ cups Shortening
  • ½ cups Granulated Sugar
  • 1 cup Brown Sugar
  • 2 whole Eggs
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla
  • ½ teaspoons Baking Soda
  • 2-½ cups Flour
  • 2 cups Nestle Toll House Butterscotch Flavored Morsels
  • 2 cups Melting Chocolate (See Note, I Used Almond Bark)

Instructions

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