Jeanne Marie’s Vi-Star Cookie Version (Gluten Free and lower sugar)

I decided to make my version of these Visalus Cookies because I cannot eat wheat and other people posted difficulty with the recipe as originally written ( it is at the end of the post for those who want to see it).   

These cookies are not overly sweet as baked, obviously if you decorate with a sugar icing it will increase the sweetness. Overall I was pleased with the way these turned out.  For the sake of my Challenge, I made my cookies using small cookie cutters so I wouldn't overindulge =D

Ingredients:

1 Cup Vi-Shake mix (2 scoops equals roughly 1/3 of a cup)

1 ¾ Cup Pamela’s bread flour (do not use yeast packet) or other gluten free flour mix

1 tsp Xanthum Gum

1/2 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp. baking soda

2 eggs

 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

1 stick (½ cup) of butter softened

1 Cup sugar substitute of choice

½ cup of granulated sugar (may be good with confectioner sugar as well)

Directions: Preheat oven to 375 degrees. 

Mix dry ingredients. 

Cream together wet ingredients including the sugar. 

Gradually mix in dry ingredients to wet ingredients.   

 

CHILL dough for 1 hour in refrigerator.   

Roll out dough on lightly floured surface—I rolled out 1/3 of the mix at a time. Cut out cookies with cookie cutter of choice and place on cookie sheet covered with parchment paper.

Sprinkle colored sugar or leave undecorated to garnish later. 

Bake 6-8 minutes. Cool.

*I baked mine for 5 minutes, then checked to see if edges were barely light brown—that’s when you want to take them out.  Oven temps vary so start on the low end of the time and move up 30 seconds to 1 minute at a time until desired color. 

Original Vi-Star Cookie recipe:       

Ingredients: 2 scoops Vi-Shake mix, 2 3/4 c. flour, 1 1/2 c. sugar, 2 eggs, 1/2 tsp. baking powder, 1 tsp. baking soda, 1 tsp. vanilla extract, 1 block salted sweet cream butter, softened.

Directions: Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Mix dry ingredients. Cream together wet ingredients. Gradually fold in dry ingredients to wet ingredients. Roll out dough. Cut out cookies. Bake 6-8 minutes. Cool.