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The Recipe Instructions |
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Ingredients
1/2 cup (60 ml) margarine
4 tsp (20 ml) granulated sugar
1 replacement
2 eggs
2 cup (500 ml) flour (sifted)
1/2 tsp (2 ml) baking soda
1/4 tsp (1 ml) salt
1/2 tsp (2 ml) nutmeg
1/4 cup (60 ml) hot apple juice
1/4 cup (60 ml) raisins (chopped)
1/4 cup (60 ml) currants
Directions
Cream together margarine and sugar replacement. Add eggs; beat until
fluffy. Combine flour, baking soda, salt and nutmeg in sifter; add
alternately with hot apple juice to creamed mixture. Fold in raisins
and currants. Allow to rest 15 minutes. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto
lightly greased cookie sheet, 2 to 3 in. (5 to 7cm) apart. Bake at
350 degrees F (170 C) for 12 to 15 minutes.
Exchange 1 cookie: 1/2 fruit Calories 1 cookie: 27
Servings: 60
Diet Fruit Cookies No3 Recipe brought to you by Diet Recipes To-Go
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