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I'm experimenting with baking "skinny" snickerdoodle cookies. I love cinnamon, and it's autumn, so those cookies are a good fit.
I've come to the conclusion that I can make them... but they're not great in taste. I started with white wheat flour from Trader Joe's that a friend gave me (she was moving and did not want to pack an open bag). Next I used Truvia for baking: 75% of the sugar is replaced with the artificial sweetener. I figured it would be okay because I'm rolling the cookies in cinnamon and real sugar, so the taste wouldn't be as pronounced.
The recipe called for a quarter of the butter of a regular recipe. I'll add here that the original Snickerdoodle recipe I have is 182 calories per cookie. The "skinny" recipe is 54 calories per cookie. The cookies are a little smaller in the second recipe as well.
The first batch was terrible. Cakey cookies with little moisture/fat. You could really get a chemical aftertaste, too. Blech. My son and his girlfriend each took a bite, and that was it, so that was a big bummer.
The next batch is in process. I doubled the butter (still half of the original recipe), but they're still cakey and that chemical taste is coming through. A friend of mine suggested Swerve instead of Truvia, but she told me too late to solve the problem with this bake.
I like snickerdoodles to be on the thin side with a crisp crust and a soft middle. These cookies that I'm making are visually appealing but just don't have the "oomph" and deliciousness of regular cookies.
My conclusion is that if I'm going to eat a cookie, it's going to be a GOOD cookie. Trying to make it less caloric so I can feel more virtuous isn't working for me. I believe in real ingredients full of flavor combined with portion control.
And that's all I have to say about that!
Diet Calendar Entries for 23 September 2018:
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1124 kcal
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Fat: 55.61g | Prot: 46.56g | Carb: 115.57g.
Breakfast: Good Earth Sweet and Spicy Tea, Cinnamon, Sugar, Butter (Salted), Dave's Killer Bread Thin-Sliced Good Seed Bread. Lunch: Del Taco Bean & Cheese Green Burrito. Dinner: Onions, Great Value Vegetable Oil, Mission Flour Tortillas (Fajita Size), HEB Pork Carnitas. more...
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2131 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Housework - 2 hours, Washing Dishes - 30 minutes, Shopping - 30 minutes, Cooking - 2 hours, Resting - 11 hours, Sleeping - 8 hours. more...
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