Almond Shortbread Owls - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
0
Calories
0g
Protein
0g
Carbs
0g
Fat
Recipe by Liza Jernow
Try out this cute update to a classic shortbread cookie with almonds and a zest of lemon.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 c. sliced almonds
- 2 c. all-purpose flour
- Zest of one lemon
- 1/2 tsp. fine sea salt
- 1 c. unsalted butter
- 1 c. confectioners' sugar
- 3/4 tsp. almond extract
- 1/4 c. chocolate chips
- 1/4 c. whole almonds
- 2 tbsp. shelled sunflower seeds
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Use a coffee grinder or food processor to grind 3/4 cups sliced almonds into a fine meal. In a large bowl, whisk ground almonds with flour, zest, and salt; set aside.
- Combine butter, sugar, and extract in a large bowl and beat, using an electric mixer, until smooth. Add flour mixture, and stir until combined. Divide dough in half. Flatten each piece into a 1/2-inch-thick slab and wrap tightly with plastic wrap; refrigerate 1 hour or until firm.
- Cut circles out of dough using a 2 1/2-inch diameter round cookie cutter. Place 2 inches apart on parchment paper-lined baking sheets. Use scraps of dough to make 1/4 teaspoon rounded balls of dough for the eyes. Lightly press two balls onto the top of each circle and place a whole almond on its side between them for the beak. Insert a chocolate chip in each dough ball to make the pupil. Use sunflower seeds to make the owls' toes. Overlap 3 sliced almonds on each side for wings.
- Bake about 20 minutes, rotating baking sheets halfway through baking, until the edges of cookies are lightly golden. Let cool on baking sheet for about 5 minutes; transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Sunflower Seeds, Lemon.
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