Epicurious Lemon-lime Basil Shortbread Cookies Recipe

Total time: 75 minutes

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Net Carbs are 11% of calories per serving, at 10g per serving. This food is keto-friendly.

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Keto & Health Insights for Epicurious Lemon-lime Basil Shortbread Cookies Recipe

  • Net Carbs are 11% of calories per serving, at 10g 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 1%. At 30mg, 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.

Epicurious Lemon-lime Basil Shortbread Cookies Recipe Nutrition Label

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 16 servings   ( 20 g )
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 95
Total Fat: 6g
Saturated Fat: 4g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 0g
Monounsaturated Fat: 1g
Trans Fat: 0g
Cholesterol: 15mg
Sodium: 30mg
Total Carbohydrates: 10g
Dietary Fiber: 0g
Sugar: 4g
Protein: 1g
Calcium: 4mg Iron: 0mg
Potassium: 12mg Vitamin A: 49mcg
Vitamin C: 1mg Vitamin D: 0mcg

Ingredients

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar plus more for pressing cookies
  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) chilled unsalted butter, cut into 1/2" cubes
  • 2 tablespoons sliced fresh basil leaves
  • 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  • 1/2 teaspoon finely grated lime zest
  • 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
  • Sanding sugar (optional)
  • Ingredient info: decorative sanding sugar has large, crunchy crystals
  • available at specialty foods stores and beryls.com.

Instructions

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