Red Velvet Sandwich Cookies - PCOS-Friendly Recipe

Red Velvet Sandwich Cookies
Snack

Nutrition per Serving

0 Calories
0g Protein
0g Carbs
0g Fat
Red velvet cookies filled with cream cheese icing

Ingredients

  • 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 1/2 sticks butter, room temperature, divided
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tablespoons buttermilk
  • 2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract, divided
  • 1 tablespoon red food coloring
  • 1 lb cream cheese, softened
  • 4 cups powdered sugar
  • 3/4 cup pecans, finely chopped, optional

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 °.
  2. Mix together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a small bowl.
  3. Cream together 1/4 cup butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the eggs 1 at a time. Then beat in the buttermilk, vinegar, 1 teaspoon vanilla and red food coloring. Once combined, add the dry ingredients to wet. Mix until thoroughly combined.
  4. Onto a parchment lined sheet tray, drop batter using an ice cream scoop, forming 2-inch round circles.
  5. Bake for 10 minutes, until baked through. Cookies should be cake-like and light. Allow to cool for a few minutes on the baking sheet, then remove to a wire rack to cool completely.

PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe

This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Apple Cider Vinegar.

Apple cider vinegar will improve your body's sensitivity to insulin (Reference: http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/27/1/281.full)

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