Donna Hay Star Cookies Recipe

Keto Friendliness Gauge

Net Carbs are 14% of calories per serving, at 44g per serving. The amount is risky for the keto diet, but still keto-friendly. Your eating options afterward may be limited, so take anticipated meal consumptions into consideration.

How keto-friendly is Donna Hay Star Cookies? 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.

Learn more about the keto diet

Explore Nutritional Insights

Click on the icon to expand each section below

Keto & Health Insights for Donna Hay Star Cookies Recipe

  • Net Carbs are 14% of calories per serving, at 44g per serving. This food is risky for the keto diet (it's above the standard keto diet guidelines) but it's still keto-friendly. Consuming this item may limit your ability to eat more foods that contain carbs. Take into consideration whether you intend to consume additional meals or what 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 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 0%. At 3mg, 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.

Donna Hay Star Cookies Recipe Nutrition Label

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 14 servings   ( 70 g )
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 324
Total Fat: 15g
Saturated Fat: 9g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g
Monounsaturated Fat: 4g
Trans Fat: 1g
Cholesterol: 49mg
Sodium: 3mg
Total Carbohydrates: 45g
Dietary Fiber: 1g
Sugar: 27g
Protein: 3g
Calcium: 9mg Iron: 0mg
Potassium: 32mg Vitamin A: 126mcg
Vitamin C: 0mg Vitamin D: 0mcg

Ingredients

  • 250 g butter
  • ¾ cup (275g) caster (superfine) sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 2¼ cups (335g) plain (all-purpose) flour, sifted
  • ½ cup clear sanding sugar*

Instructions

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