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The Recipe Instructions |
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Ingredients
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1 egg
2 tsp vanilla
1 tsp baking powder
1 dash salt
1 cup flour
1 cup dates, unsugared, chopped
1 cup coconut, shredded
1 cup walnuts or pecans
Directions
Cream butter, egg and vanilla until mixed and fluffy. Beat in dry
ingredients gradually mixing well after each addition. Mix in dates,
coconut and 1/ c of the nuts. Form dough into two 1-1/2 inch logs.
Roll logs into remaining nuts (1/4 c each). Wrap in waxed paper and
chill (or freeze) until firm enough to slice. Preheat oven to 350
degrees. Slice cookies 1/4 inch thick and place on a nonstick cookie
sheet. Bake 10-12 minutes until light golden brown. Cool on wire
racks.
2 cookies = 1 fat, 1/2 fruit, 1/4 brd, 95 cal. carbs = 11.5, pro = 1,
f = 5
Approved by the Diabetes Assoc.
Servings: 32
Diet Diabetic Refrigerator Cookies Recipe brought to you by Diet Recipes To-Go
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