Good Housekeeping Red, White, And Blue Star Cookies Recipes Recipe

Total time: 90 minutes

Keto Friendliness Gauge

Net Carbs are 13% of calories per serving, at 47g 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.

How keto-friendly is Good Housekeeping Red, White, And Blue Star Cookies Recipes? The Keto Friendliness Gauge visualizes how much this food conforms to the standard keto diet.

  • Green implies that Net Carbs fall within standard keto diet guidelines.
  • Yellow implies that Net Carbs are a little higher than standard keto diet guidelines.
  • Orange implies that Net Carbs are much higher than standard keto diet guidelines and risks kicking you out of ketosis.
  • Red implies that the amount of Net Carbs fall within the upper limits allowed by the keto diet and there's a high risk of getting kicked out of ketosis.

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Keto & Health Insights for Good Housekeeping Red, White, And Blue Star Cookies Recipes Recipe

  • Net Carbs are 13% of calories per serving, at 47g 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 72mg, 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.

Good Housekeeping Red, White, And Blue Star Cookies Recipes Recipe Nutrition Label

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 7 servings   ( 78 g )
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 351
Total Fat: 17g
Saturated Fat: 10g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g
Monounsaturated Fat: 5g
Trans Fat: 1g
Cholesterol: 61mg
Sodium: 72mg
Total Carbohydrates: 48g
Dietary Fiber: 1g
Sugar: 26g
Protein: 4g
Calcium: 15mg Iron: 2mg
Potassium: 73mg Vitamin A: 120mcg
Vitamin C: 0mg Vitamin D: 0mcg

Ingredients

  • 1.50 c. all-purpose flour
  • 0.13 tsp. baking soda
  • 0.13 tsp. salt
  • 1 stick butter (no substitutions)
  • 0.33 c. granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg yolk
  • 0.50 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 1.25 oz. hard red candies
  • 1.25 oz. hard blue candies
  • 0.50 c. confectioners' sugar
  • 2 tsp. water
  • 4.50 tsp. white sparkling sugar

Instructions

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