Mocha Shortbread Cookies

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Mocha Shortbread Cookies

Makes: 30 cookies

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour

• 1/2 cup Splenda (125 ml) No Calorie Sweetener, Granular

• 1/4 cup cocoa powder

• 1/4 tsp fine salt

• 1/4 cup hot water (60 ml)

• 1 tbsp instant coffee powder

• 4 tsp pure vanilla extract (20 ml)

• 1 cup unsalted butter at room temperature

• Splenda No Calorie Sweetener, Granular for sprinkling

Directions

Preheat oven to 325 °F (160 °C) and line a baking tray with parchment paper.

Sift flour, Splenda, cocoa powder and salt and set aside. Combine hot water, instant coffee and vanilla and set aside. Cream butter until smooth and stir in half of the dry mixture. Add coffee mixture and stir in. Add remaining dry mixture and combine until dough is evenly blended. Turn dough onto a work surface and divide in two. Shape into logs, wrap and chill for 20 minutes.

Unwrap dough and slice into cookies about 1/2 inch (1.25 cm) thick and place on baking tray. Sprinkle each cookie in the centre with a pinch of Splenda and bake for 18 minutes. Allow to cool before storing in an airtight container.

Nutritional Information:

Amount per Serving: Serving Size: 1 cookie

Total Calories: 90, Calories from Fat: 60, Total Fat: 6 g, Saturated Fat: 4 g, Cholesterol: 15 mg, Sodium: 20 mg, Total Carbohydrates: 8 g, Fibre : 0 g, Sugars: 0 g, Protein: 1 g

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