Chocolate Walnut Balls

These are great to make around Christmastime, when high-carb temptations abound.

YIELD: About 40 cookies

INGREDIENTS:

• 1/2 cup butter, at room temperature
• 2 ounces cream cheese
• 1/2 cup Splenda
• 2 tablespoons stevia/FOS blend
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cu ps sifted soy powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 ounces unsweetened baking chocolate
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Preheat the oven to 375°F.
2. Using an electric mixer, cream the butter and cream cheese together until soft and well combined. Add the Splenda and stevia/FOS blend, and continue to cream until well combined. Add the egg and vanilla, and beat until well combined.
3. Sift the soy powder and then resift with the salt and baking powder. Gradually add the sifted powders to the butter mixture, incorporating it one-half at a time.
4. Melt the chocolate and beat it into the dough mixture. Add the nuts and mix well.
5. Butter or spray cookie sheets with nonstick cooking spray. Roll the dough into small balls and place them on the prepared sheets. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, or until the cookies are lightly golden.

PER SERVING:

• 2 grams of carbohydrates and 1 gram of fiber, for a total of 1 gram of usable carbs and 1 gram of protein.