Serious Eats Chocolate-covered Caramel-filled Shortbread Cookies (a.k.a. Homemade Twix) Recipe Recipe

Total time: 180 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 Serious Eats Chocolate-covered Caramel-filled Shortbread Cookies (a.k.a. Homemade Twix) Recipe? The Keto Friendliness Gauge visualizes how much this food conforms to the standard keto diet.

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  • Yellow implies that Net Carbs are a little higher than standard keto diet guidelines.
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Keto & Health Insights for Serious Eats Chocolate-covered Caramel-filled Shortbread Cookies (a.k.a. Homemade Twix) Recipe 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.

Serious Eats Chocolate-covered Caramel-filled Shortbread Cookies (a.k.a. Homemade Twix) Recipe Recipe Nutrition Label

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 24 servings   ( 81 g )
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 357
Total Fat: 19g
Saturated Fat: 12g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g
Monounsaturated Fat: 6g
Trans Fat: 0g
Cholesterol: 28mg
Sodium: 188mg
Total Carbohydrates: 49g
Dietary Fiber: 2g
Sugar: 36g
Protein: 3g
Calcium: 40mg Iron: 1mg
Potassium: 159mg Vitamin A: 86mcg
Vitamin C: 0mg Vitamin D: 0mcg

Ingredients

  • For the Shortbread Cookies:
  • 2.5 ounces (1/2 cup) steel-cut oats
  • 7.5 ounces (1 1/2 cups) all-purpose flour
  • 1.5 ounces (1/4 cup) cornstarch
  • 3 ounces (2/3 cup) confectioner’s sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 7 ounces (14 tablespoons) unsalted butter, cut into tablespoon-sized pats
  • For the Caramel Filling:
  • 6 ounces (about 3/4 cup) sweetened condensed milk
  • 3 ounces (6 tablespoons) unsalted butter
  • 4 ounces (about 1/2 cup) white granulated sugar
  • 4 ounces (about 1/2 cup) dark brown sugar
  • 4 ounces (about 1/2 cup) corn syrup
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 ounces (about 1/4 cup) water
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • For the Chocolate Coating:
  • 24 ounces bittersweet chocolate disks, chips, or roughly smashed bars
  • Coarse sea salt such as Maldon

Instructions

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