Chewy Turtle Cookies

Chocolate, pecans and caramel! Keto style! These cookies are firm but chewy and are great warm or cold!

Makes about 3 dozen

Ingredients:

For the cookies:

• 1 egg

• 3 Tbsp. butter or coconut oil

• 1/3 cup heavy whipping cream (or cream/milk of choice)

• 1 packet (1 Tbsp.) gelatin (this helps the chewy texture but you can omit if you want)

• 2/3 cup granulated sweetener (like xylitol or erythritol)

• 2 tsp. vanilla

• 1 tsp. baking soda

• 1 tsp. baking power

• 1/4 tsp. sea salt

• 2 cups almond flour

• 2/3 cup chopped pecans

• 2/3 cup sugar-free chocolate chips

For the caramel sauce:

• 1/2 stick of butter (4 Tbsp.)

• 1/3 cup granulated sweetener

• 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream

• 1/4 tsp. sea salt

1. Soften the butter/oil. Add the egg and beat well.

2. Add in the whipping cream, gelatin, vanilla and sweetener. Beat again.

3. Add in the baking soda, baking powder, salt and almond flour. Mix well.

4. Fold in the chocolate chips and pecans.

5. Chill for 20 minutes.

6. Preheat the oven to 325.

7. Roll into tablespoon balls and place on parchment paper.

8. Bake for 15 minutes.

9. Meanwhile, brown the butter in a saute pan for the caramel sauce.

10. Add the sweetener, heavy whipping cream and salt. Whisk well.

11. Let the sauce simmer on low for 10-12 minutes until browned like caramel and thickened. Take off the heat and set aside.

12. Let cookies cool on the pan for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.

13. Drizzle with the caramel sauce.

14. Let cool completely then store in fridge.

*NOTE: if the caramel begins to separate- microwave for 20 seconds and whisk with a fork.