Chocolate Chip Cookies

Why don't I always list the fat? The ‘secret’ is to control leptin and insulin hormones. Any diet that stops blood sugar and insulin spikes also allows the cells to regain sensitivity to the noteworthy anti-aging, weight and hunger-regulating hormone called leptin. The hardest part is to get my clients to not be afraid of fat because it is almost impossible to obtain this effect without significant amounts of fat in the diet. High protein alone doesn’t work because excess protein will also turn to sugar. Low fat, high protein diets will fail to keep your blood sugar from spiking, and will not allow your leptin hormone to increase. Ron Rosedale, MD, author of The Rosedale Diet and a pioneering scientist on the hormone leptin, states, “If you don’t get enough fat, you will likely eat too much protein, which then turns to sugar.” To read more, check out my book Secrets to a Healthy Metabolism.



These cookies taste great! I like to keep the dough in the fridge "in case of an emergency"...emergency as in my sweet tooth!

1 stick butter or coconut oil
1/4 cup Just Like Sugar (or erythritol)
2 tsp stevia glycerite
1 egg
1 cup blanched almond flour
1/4 cup vanilla egg white or whey protein
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp vanilla
1 ChocoPerfection Bar, chopped

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix softened butter with sweetener, vanilla and egg. Mix almond flour with baking powder and whey. Slowly mix the wet ingredients with the dry. Add chopped chocolate and bake for 9 minutes at 350 degrees. Makes 12 cookies.

NUTRITIONAL COMPARISON (per serving):
Traditional Cookie = 211 calories, 24.9 carbs, 1.1fiber, 2.3 protein, 12.4 fat
“Healthified” Cookie = 147 calories, 3.3 carbs, 3 fiber, 1.6g protein. 9.5g fat