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The Recipe Instructions |
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Ingredients
1/2 cup vegetable shortening
3 oz unsweetened baking chocolate
1 1/2 cup granulated sugar replacement
1/2 cup granulated fructose
4 eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
2 cup all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/3 cup unsweetened dried fruit mix
Directions
Melt shortening and baking chocolate, either in the
top of a double boiler or in a microwavable cup. Pour
into a mixing bowl. Beat in sugar replacement and
fructose. (Mixture will look curdled.) Add eggs, one
at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in
vanilla. Stir in flour, baking soda, and salt. (Note:
the dry ingredients always incorporate more evenly if
mixed together before adding to wet ingredients. NF)
Fold in dried fruit. Cover and chill at least 2
hours. Shape dough into balls. Place balls on lightly
greased cookie sheets.
Bake at 350F. degrees for 8 to 9 minutes. Move to
cooling rack.
Yield: 84 balls.
Serving size: 1 cookie.
Nutritional information per serving: Carbohydrates
~ 4g; Calories - 27.
Exchanges per serving: 1/3 bread exchange.
Source: Diabetic Cookies; by Mary Jane Finsand.
Formatted by: Nancy Filbert; December, 1995
Servings: 84
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