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DATE COOKIES
1 c. raisins
1/2 c. chopped dates
1 c. water
2 eggs
1/4 c. margarine
1 tbsp. liquid sugar substitute
1 tsp. vanilla
1/4 tsp. cinnamon
1 c. flour
1 tsp. baking soda
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Combine in saucepan raisins, dates, and water. Boil 3 minutes; stir constantly. Cool. Cream together eggs, margarine, liquid sugar substitute, and vanilla. Sift together cinnamon, flour, and soda. Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture. Beat well and chill for several hours. Drop from teaspoon onto greased baking sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes. Yields: 48 (2 inch) cookies.
SPICE COOKIES
1 1/4 c. water
1/3 c. shortening
2 c. raisins or currants
2 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
2 c. flour (approximately)
2 eggs
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. soda
1 tbsp. artificial sweetener
Combine water, shortening, raisins, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Boil for 3 minutes. Cool. Add eggs, one at a time, and beat in salt and soda.
Add sweetener, flour, and baking powder. Add flour slowly until mixture is easy to spoon. Blend all ingredients together and drop from teaspoon onto greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes. Makes 4 dozen.
SUGAR FREE OATMEAL COOKIE RECIPES
3/4 c. vegetable shortening
Sugar Twin equivalent to 1 1/2 c. sugar (or Brown Sugar Twin)
1 egg
1/4 c. water
1 tsp. vanilla
3 c. uncooked oatmeal
1 c. flour
1 tbsp. salt
1/2 tsp. soda
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Beat together first 5 ingredients. Sift
dry ingredients together. Add oatmeal and combine all together.
Drop by teaspoon on greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for
12 to 15 minutes. Add nuts, raisins, dates, or chocolate chips for variety. Makes 60 cookies.
SESAME LACE COOKIE RECIPES
5 tbsp. margarine, melted and cooled
Sugar substitute = to 3 tbsp. sugar
2 tbsp. cornstarch
2 tbsp. sesame seeds
1 tbsp. plus 1 1/2 tsp. plain dry bread crumbs
1 tsp. vanilla extract
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a bowl, stir all ingredients together until smooth. Drop by teaspoon onto a baking sheet, 4 inches apart. Bake for 7 to 8 minutes until lacy and golden. Let cookies cool on the 137 baking sheet out of the oven for 3 minutes or until easy to lift with a thin metal spatula onto a cooling rack. These are very delicate so handle with care Makes about 2 dz cookies. Note: If making cookies small, less baking time is necessary. Check after 5 minutes. Per serving: 68 calories, 6 gm carbohydrates, trace protein, 5 gm fat, 44 mg sodium. Exchange: 1/2 fruit, 1 fat. Serving size: 2 cookies.
Cholesterol: 0 mg per serving.