Keto Friendly Brownies

Fudgy Brownies are a must for me now and then. Actually, more often! Once into the Ketogenic Diet I had to have Brownies and here they are. These are no sugar, no gluten, low carb. So, with that said I give this recipe a solid B (4 Star) when comparing it to this recipe with real sugar. That’s where the scale drops a bit. I used Swerve (Here’s a little information, Sweeteners.) Swerve is one of the newer sweeteners and claims are made it causes less stomach upset, tastes more like the real thing and can be used in baking like sugar 1:1. I found there isn’t an aftertaste as with other sweeteners but there is, I guess you’d call, a texture difference from the real thing. It’s hard to describe … like cold tiny bubbles of sweetness dissolving on your tongue. I thought pop rocks but that’s a little exaggerated.

With all this said the recipe is worth a try and you can decide for yourself if it’s a keeper. When using the best unsweetened baking chocolate not much else matters when it comes to brownies.

Next up this week-end is (Ketogenic) Hamburger Cheese Bake with Spaghetti Squash Noodles. 5 Star!

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Portuguese Olive Oil Biscuit Cookies

These are great anytime! Just as the name implies this is a cross between a biscuit and a cookie. Have it with your breakfast coffee, afternoon tea or after dinner Port. The right amount of sweetness. Play with the flavor a bit by adding anisette or lemon zest. Or for a very subtle taste add brandy. Hope you enjoy this Portuguese pantry recipe. I love it!

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Red Velvet Cookies

Craving Red Velvet? Here’s a deliciously easy fix! My first recommendation is to use your very best unsweetened cocoa. I used Guittard Cocoa Rouge Cocoa Powder for its great taste and red cocoa color. It can be purchased at Amazon.com if you have difficulty finding it. Great for brownies too!

World Market too

The taste of Red Velvet the easy way!

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Red Velvet Cookies

Coming Next!

Dinner isn’t complete without dessert! (in my opinion) Dessert can be as simple as fresh fruit, a special coffee, or digestif. But I have to admit I love cake and cookies, all with coffee, best. So, when I was watching Andie McDowell’s party for her new boyfriend in Love After Love I was focused on the red velvet cake at the end of the table. (The party went south pretty quickly. How many noticed the cake?) It looked deliciously homemade just like the result I had with Cook’s Illustrated’s Red Velvet Cake Recipe. Some times a cake is too much … so the reason for this cookie. Soon!

About the movie, Andie’s son (actor O’Dowd) was less than likable (3 out of 5 stars).

Here are a few of my favorite cookies until the Red Velvet appear next:

Chocolate Chippers

Cranberry Oatmeal

Cheesecake Bars

Raisin Bars

 

 

 

 

 

Peanut Butter

Fig Bars

 

 

 

For more click on category COOKIES

 



Triple Layer Cookie Bar

Shortbread Brownie Chocolate Chip Bar

triple layer cookie barMotivated by the Brookster. Didn’t even know about The Brookster or Baked until my recent trip to Tribeca. The cookie was amazing. Thought about recreating it, two of my favorite cookies baked together. Weeks went by and I hadn’t made any cookies at all … unusual since I love homemade cookies right from the oven. I began feeling cookie deprived, craving my favorites. Why not bake my three favorites together. Know it will work! And here it is, a three layer cookie bar!

Take a tour of Baked while I put together the Triple Layer Cookie Bar recipe.

Brookster

Brookster

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Oatmeal Cookies Fully Loaded

Oatmeal Cookies Fully LoadedFilling this recycled tin with delicious Oatmeal Cookies for the family … A great little hostess gift for my daughter’s cookie monsters. These are hearty but light cookies that happily satisfy the sweet tooth. Butter rich, loaded with nuts and dried cranberries, Oatmeal Cookies are a delicious treat. Give this recipe a try. You’ll love it!

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Breakfast Cookies

Breakfast CookiesBack in the 60’s Grandmother served cake or cookies to her husband for breakfast. Who knew? How lucky he was, I thought. Today an early morning cookie with coffee is pretty commonplace. It’s not a bad thing. In fact many cookies today are packed with a nutritional value that far outweighs the calories. Pair one of these wonderful cookies with coffee, tea or milk and breakfast is that easy.

Breakfast Cookie

Oats, Apples & Raisins

Breakfast Cookie

Triple Good Bars

Breakfast Cookie

Datenut Pinwheel

Breakfast Cookie

Fig Bars

Breakfast Cookie

Cranberry Spice

Breakfast Cookie

Gluten Free Raisin

Breakfast Cookie

Applesauce Oaties

Breakfast Cookie

Almond Slices

Breakfast Cookie

Moistest Oatmeal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Breakfast Cookie

Peanut Butter

Breakfast Cookie

Molasses Cranberry

Breakfast cookie

Gingerbread

Breakfast Cookie

Smiley Cookies

Fruit Bars

Fruit Bars

Breakfast Cookie

Vegan Molasses


Cranberry Shortbread Cookies

Cranberry Shortbread Cookies

New version of the shortbread cookie. Cranberry fits, doesn’t it! What I like best about these cookies besides the deliciously buttery shortbread taste … they keep fresh longer, longer than many cookies … about 5 days. Not that they’ll last that long! But it’s a cookie you can make ahead. Like I have made here for my Thanksgiving crowd. Yes, we’ll have pies! But the days leading up to Thanksgiving we have to have dessert on those days too!

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