Diabetic Cookie Recipes
The following are just a sample of the mouth-watering diabetic cookie recipes available in the Delicious Diabetic Recipes ebook.
CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES
1/4 c. margarine
1 tbsp. granulated fructose
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla extract
3/4 c. flour
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 c. mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
Cream together margarine and fructose, beat in egg, water and vanilla. Combine flour, baking soda and salt in sifter. Sift dry ingredients into creamed mixture, stirring to blend thoroughly. Stir in chocolate chips. Drop by teaspoonsful onto lightly greased cookie sheet about 2 inches apart. Bake at 375 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes. Makes 30 cookies.
DIABETIC OATMEAL PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES
2/3 c. oatmeal
2 c. flour
1 tsp. lite salt
1/4 tsp. soda
2 tsp. baking powder
1/3 c. corn oil
2/3 c. salt free peanut butter
1/4 c. Eggbeaters and 1 egg
3 tbsp. skim milk
4 tbsp. liquid sweetener
2 tbsp. sugar substitute
Sift flour, salt, soda, and baking powder. Cream next 6 ingredients together add oatmeal, beat. Add flour mixture, stir until it forms a ball; roll into 1 inch balls. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Press down with glass. Bake at 375 degrees for 10 minutes. approx 35 calories per cookie.
BUTTERSCOTCH COOKIES
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 c. flour
Pinch of salt
1/4 c. shortening
2 tbsp. brown sugar
1 env. or 1 1/16 oz. artificiallysweetened butterscotch pudding and pie filling mix
1/4 tsp. vanilla
1 egg
Sift together salt, flour, and baking powder. Combine shortening and sugar and cream together; slowly add pudding mix, mixing thoroughly. Then add egg, beat until mixture is light and fluffy. Stir in vanilla; and then add ingredients; mixing well. Place dough on wax paper; shape into a roll about 2 inches in diameter.
Wrap in wax paper. Place in freezer for about 30 minutes or refrigerate overnight. Cut into 1/8 inch slices then place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 375 degrees for 8-10 minutes. 2 cookies = 2 fruit and 1 fat exchange. Makes 24 cookies.
MARASCHINO CHERRY – GUMDROP COOKIES
1/2 c. margarine
1/4 c. brown sugar
1 egg yolk
1 c. flour
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1/4 tsp. salt
24 sm. gum drops or 12 maraschino cherries, halved
Cream together margarine adding sugar slowly. Mix in egg yolk and vanilla extract. After sifting dry ingredients together slowly add creamed mixture. Roll into small balls and place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 5 minutes.
After removing from oven, gently press maraschino cherry half or 1 gumdrop in the center of each cookie. Return to oven and continue baking for an additional 8-10 minutes. 2 cookies = 1 fruit exchange and 2 fat exchanges. Yields 2 dozen cookies.
SESAME LACE COOKIES
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 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.
