Moonbeam Cookies - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 1 roll (16.5 oz) Pillsbury™ refrigerated sugar cookies
- 1 cup coconut
- 1/2 cup lemon curd (from 10-oz jar)
- 2 oz vanilla-flavored candy coating (almond bark), chopped, or 1/3 cup white vanilla baking chips
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 °F. In large bowl, break up cookie dough. Stir or knead in coconut. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. On ungreased cookie sheets, place balls 2 inches apart.
- With thumb or handle of wooden spoon, make indentation in center of each cookie. Spoon about 1/2 teaspoon lemon curd into each indentation.
- Bake 10 to 13 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool 5 minutes.
- In small microwavable bowl, place candy coating. Microwave on Medium 2 minutes. Stir well. Drizzle over cookies.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Lemon.
Lemons can help to prevent oxidative damage to the body, which women with PCOS are often susceptible to. Lemons are also rich in vitamin C, flavonoids, and other antioxidants. They can potentially support the immune system and have other health benefits. Lemons also have a low glycemic index, so they should not cause a rapid rise in blood sugar when consumed in natural form.
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