Name: Bone Cookies
Cook time: 38 min
Yield: 12

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Portions:
12

Serving Size:
2 cookies

Diet Types:

CKD non-dialysis
Dialysis

Ingredients

2 egg whites
1-1/4 cup all-purpose white flour
1-1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup almonds, ground
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon lemon zest
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 tablespoon water
1/2 cup powdered sugar

Preparation

Beat egg whites to a stiff peak.
In a large bowl, mix flour, white and brown sugar, almonds, lemon juice lemon zest and cinnamon; fold in the egg whites and mix until crumbly. Add water and mix.
Form dough into a ball, cover, wrap in plastic wrap and chill for 20 minutes.
Preheat oven to 350° F. Grease a baking sheet.
Divide chilled dough into 4 pieces. Dust hands with flour and roll out each piece into a 1″ thick rope (about 12″ long). Cut each rope into 2″ sections and roll until 1/2″ thick and about the size of a finger.
Place on baking sheet and bake for 15 to 18 minutes.
Let cool then roll in powdered sugar to coat.

Helpful hints

Cookies will be hard and crunchy when cooled
Recommended portion for a diabetes diet is one cookie (16 g carbohydrate).

Nutrients per serving

Calories 190

Protein 3 g

Carbohydrates 38 g

Fat 3 g

Cholesterol 0 mg

Sodium 12 mg

Potassium 87 mg

Phosphorus 45 mg

Calcium 24 mg

Fiber 1.1 g

Renal and renal diabetic food choices

1 starch
1 high calorie

Carbohydrate choices

2-1/2

Submitted by: the DaVita dietitian team, from an Italian recipe for Ossa de Morti Cookies, aka Bones of the Dead, served on November 1st to celebrate Day of the Dead.

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