Servings: 18 cookies Preparation Time: 30 minutes Cooking Time: 20 minutes Total Time: 50 minutes

Ingredients:

Chocolate Cookies

  • ½ cup softened butter
  • ½ cup Swerve Sweetener
  • 1 large egg (room temperature)
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups almond flour
  • ⅓ cup cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt

White Chocolate Filling

  • 4 ounces sugar-free white chocolate chips
  • ½ ounce cocoa butter (chopped)
  • 1 teaspoon peppermint extract (oil-based works best)

Garnish

  • Sugar-free sprinkles, sanding “sugar,” or edible glitter (optional)

Instructions:

Chocolate Cookies:

  1. Preheat the oven to 325°F and line a large baking sheet (or two smaller ones) with silicone liners or parchment paper.
  2. In a large bowl, beat the butter with the sweetener until lightened and well combined, about 2 minutes. Beat in the egg and vanilla extract.
  3. Add the almond flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt, and beat until well combined. Roll the dough into 1 ½ inch balls and place a few inches apart on the prepared baking sheet(s) – you should get about 18 large cookies. Press down with the heel of your hand to about ½ inch thick.
  4. Use your thumb or a blunt, rounded kitchen utensil to make an indentation in the center of each. You can use the rounded end of a stone pestle or the back of a rounded tablespoon.
  5. Bake for 12 minutes, until the cookies are puffy but still quite soft to the touch. Remove and immediately re-indent the centers (they puff up a little during baking). Let them cool on the pan.

White Chocolate Filling:

  1. In a heatproof bowl set over a pan of barely simmering water, combine the white chocolate and cocoa butter. Stir until melted and smooth. Stir in the peppermint extract.
  2. Spoon the white chocolate into the wells in the center of each cookie. Sprinkle with a few sugar-free sprinkles if desired.
  3. Let the cookies set for 1 hour. You can also refrigerate them to set the chocolate faster.

Substitution Tips:

  • For the sweetener, you can use other sugar-free alternatives.
  • Customize the garnish with your choice of sugar-free sprinkles, sanding “sugar,” or edible glitter.

How to Store Cookies:

To store: Keep these cookies in an airtight container at room temperature.

Nutrition Information:

  • Servings: 18 cookies
  • Calories: 153 kcal