In a large mixing bowl, beat the Unsalted Butter and Granulated Erythritol until fluffy. About 2 minutes.
1 cup Unsalted Butter, ⅓ cup Granulated Erythritol
Beat in the Ground Walnuts until combined.
⅔ cup Walnuts
In a separate bowl, combine the Keto Flour and Kosher Salt. Gradually add the dry ingredients into the butter mixture until a dough forms.
1 ⅔ cup Keto Flour, ¼ teaspoon Kosher Salt
Break the dough into 2 balls, wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
Preheat the oven to 325°F and line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. Spray with nonstick cooking spray.
Using a spoon and hands, break the dough into roughly 48 equal pieces and drop them onto the prepared baking sheet. You can lightly roll them just so that they stay together when they bake as needed. (They will spread a lot and then we’re going to crumble them, so don’t spend too much time on the ball part at this point.)
Bake the Butterball Cookies at 325°F for 14 - 16 minutes, until they just start to turn lightly golden on the bottom. (If you break one open it should not be wet on the inside.)
Remove from the oven and allow them to cool completely.
Making the Cookie Ball Centers:
In the stand mixer or a large mixing bowl, beat ½ cup of softened Unsalted Butter and 4 ounces of Cream Cheese until homogenous. Crumble in the cookies and continue beating until the mixture is cohesive.
½ cup Unsalted Butter, 4 ounces Cream Cheese
Roll this mixture into 48 balls about 1.25 inches in diameter. Chill them in the freezer for at least 2 hours.
To Dip the Cookie Balls:
Set up your dipping station–line a rimmed baking sheet with wax paper and place next to your dipping location. Get out 6 - 8 toothpicks.
Melt 12 ounces of Sugar Free White Chocolate. You can either use an induction burner, double boiler or the microwave (details of each are outlined above). If doing this in the microwave, place the white chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl and melt for 30 seconds at full power. Remove them from the microwave and stir VERY thoroughly. Continue microwaving in 10 second increments, stirring after each round, until the white chocolate is completely melted. (It usually takes me another 2 - 4 rounds of 10 seconds.) Be careful not to burn the white chocolate.
12 ounces Sugar Free White Chocolate
Once your white chocolate is melted, take the cookie pop balls out of the freezer. Stick one firmly with a toothpick and dip it in the white chocolate. (If you’d like, you can immediately coat the dipped ball in keto sprinkles or dust it with colored granulated erythritol for decoration.)
Set the dipped ball on the wax paper and allow the white chocolate to harden. Repeat this process until all of the cookie pop balls have been dipped.
Once hardened, store them in an airtight container. Use a sheet of wax paper between each layer of cookie pops. Store in the freezer (or fridge) until you are ready to serve them. (I prefer the freezer.)
Equipment
Measuring Cups
Measuring Spoons
Nut Grinder
Stand MixerOr Large Mixing Bowl and Hand Mixer
Plastic Wrap
2 Rimmed Baking Sheets
2 Silicone Baking MatsOptional
Induction BurnerOptional
Medium SaucepanIf using an Induction Burner to melt the white chocolate.
Medium Microwave Safe Bowl If melting the white chocolate in the microwave.
Double Boiler Optional, if using this method for melting the white chocolate.
Rubber ScraperOr other stirring utensil.
Wax Paper
Airtight Containers
Toothpicks
Notes
A Word of Caution on Melting the White Chocolate
The pieces will still look solid when you take them out of the microwave until you stir them. You really don’t want to burn the white chocolate. There is no real recovery and it usually just becomes trash. If it seizes, you can add some water. However, the texture may very well still be off. (See this article from The Spruce Eats for a pretty thorough rundown of fixing chocolate melting mistakes.)