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Ingredients
1 cup margarine
3/4 cup brown-sugar replacement
1/4 cup fructose
1 egg yolk
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp caramel flavoring
1/4 tsp salt
2 cup all-purpose flour
Directions
Using an electric mixer, beat margarine in a large
mixing bowl. Gradually add brown-sugar replacement,
beating until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolk,
vanilla, caramel flavoring, and salt. Stir in flour.
Chill for at least 2 hours.
Press dough from a cookie press onto ungreased
cookie sheets, following press manufacturer's
directions.
Bake cookies at 350F. degrees or 8 to 10 minutes.
Move to cooling racks.
Yield: 60 cookies.
Serving size: 1 cookie.
Nutritional information per serving: Carbohydrates
~ 3g; Calories - 21.
Exchanges per serving: 1/4 bread exchange.
Source: Diabetic Cookies; by Mary Jane Finsand.
Formatted by: Nancy Filbert; December, 1995
Servings: 60
Diet Brown-Sugar Press Cookies Recipe brought to you by Diet Recipes To-Go
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