Serious Eats Chocolate Peppermint Snowflake Cookies Recipe Recipe

Total time: 120 minutes

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Net Carbs are 17% of calories per serving, at 20g per serving. This food is keto-friendly.

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Keto & Health Insights for Serious Eats Chocolate Peppermint Snowflake Cookies Recipe Recipe

  • Net Carbs are 17% of calories per serving, at 20g per serving. This meal falls within the range for standard keto diet guidelines (at or under 25g of net carbs). If your daily net carb quota is 25g and if this food almost equals that much, consider whether you're going to eat more food later. Always take into account any foods you've already consumed. It's recommended that you track the macros of your daily food consumptions—this makes it easier to avoid overconsumption.
  • This food's %DV (daily value percentage) for sodium is 3%. At 62mg, 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.

Serious Eats Chocolate Peppermint Snowflake Cookies Recipe Recipe Nutrition Label

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 30 servings   ( 30 g )
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 119
Total Fat: 4g
Saturated Fat: 2g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 0g
Monounsaturated Fat: 1g
Trans Fat: 0g
Cholesterol: 18mg
Sodium: 62mg
Total Carbohydrates: 21g
Dietary Fiber: 1g
Sugar: 15g
Protein: 1g
Calcium: 11mg Iron: 1mg
Potassium: 36mg Vitamin A: 30mcg
Vitamin C: 0mg Vitamin D: 0mcg

Ingredients

  • For the Cookies
  • 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, such as Valhrona
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • For Assembly
  • 2 cups confectioners sugar
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 3 candy canes (see note)

Instructions

Visit Serious Eats's website to view the recipe instructions. (Via Edamam)