2025: A New Year Of New Habits
As we enter into a new year filled with opportunities, growth, and resolutions, it is important to take the time to plan new healthy habits to set yourself up for success.
Recipe of the Week 12/13: Cranberry Walnut Cookies
Yields 32 Servings:
Ingredients
- 1 and 1/2 cups almond meal
- 1 cup whey protein powder
- 1/2 cup (one stick) butter
- 4 oz. low fat cream cheese
- 2 eggs
- 2 and 1/2 teaspoon liquid stevia (or other sugar substitute equal to 1 and 1/2 cups sugar)
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2/3 cup chopped walnuts
- 1 cup whole cranberries (fresh or frozen; no sugar added)
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Cream the butter and the cream cheese together until the mixture is fluffy. Add the sweetener, cinnamon, and salt, and beat again. Add the eggs, and beat until combined.
- Add the almond meal, protein powder, and baking soda and combine well.
- Mix in the cranberries and the walnuts.
- Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto an ungreased cookie sheet, or one covered with a silicone mat. The size is up to you but avoid very large cookies.
Adapted From: https://www.verywellfit.com/cranberry-walnut-cookies-2241900
Nutrition Facts Per Serving (1 cookie) Calories: 90, Fat 7g, Saturated Fat 3g, Cholesterol 32mg, Sodium 76mg, Total Carbohydrate 2g, Dietary Fiber 1g Total Sugars 1g, Protein 5g
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Brianna Lawless, MS, RDN
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