Christmas Special - Healthy Cookies with bodybuilding.com - Part 5: LINES

The third Sunday of Advent is here, Christmas Eve is just a few days away, and our series of healthy recipes is slowly coming to an end. But what would a healthy Christmas be without a recipe for linzer? Let's have a recipe for a healthier version of another very popular Christmas confection, which is undoubtedly linzer.

INGREDIENCE:

For two baking sheets:

150g spelt flour
2 eggs
30g protein (vanilla, ideally)
50g coconut sugar
half a teaspoon of baking powder
3 tbsp almond butter with gingerbread spice
lemon zest

+ jam for sticking (or low-calorie jam)

PROCEDURE:

• In a bowl, mix flour with protein powder and sugar or other sweetener.
• Add eggs and baking powder.
• Next, add about three tablespoons of almond butter (or about 50g of coconut oil)
• Finally, grate in a little lemon zest.
• Mix the ingredients thoroughly to make a fairly stiff dough.
• Place the dough in the fridge and leave it to rest until the next day.
• Then cut off a portion, roll it out and cut out any shapes you like.
• Bake the linzer at 180°C for about 10 minutes.
• Leave to cool and stick with jam or peanut butter.
• Put the finished candy in a box and refrigerate for a few days.

TIP for decorating:

50g of 100% chocolate
10g coconut oil

+ nuts, lentils, coconut, in short, decorate according to your imagination.

PROCEDURE:

• Melt the chocolate with the coconut oil in a water bath.
• Dip the candy into the chocolate.
• Decorate it further according to your imagination.
• Let dry and refrigerate.

Everyone knows Linzer. It's one of the most traditional varieties ever and shouldn't be missing from your list of healthier versions of Christmas goodies! What's more, you can decorate it in any way you like, giving the impression that you have many more varieties, while it's just a "plain" linzer.

Did you miss our previous baking episodes? Let's recall them!

GINGERBREADS

COCONUTS

VANILLA ROLLS

RAFFAELLO BALLS