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Diabetic Orange Cookies Recipe

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These good-for-you cookies have a wonderful citrus flavor and just the right amount of natural sweetness. You'll find they appeal to everyone—even to folks who aren't on restricted diets.—Ginette Martino, Deltona, Florida

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Diabetic Orange Cookies Recipe

Prep: 10 min. Bake: 15 min./batch

Yield: 15 Servings

10 15 25

Ingredients

1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
Sugar substitute equivalent to 3/4 cup sugar
2 teaspoons grated orange peel
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 cup vegetable oil spread
1/3 cup chopped raisins
1/4 cup egg substitute
2 tablespoons orange juice

Directions

In a medium cowl, combine the first six ingredients. Cut in vegetable oil spread until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in raisins. Add egg substitute and orange juice; mix well.
Drop by teaspoonfuls onto baking sheets coated with cooking spray. Flatten with a fork dipped in flour. Bake at 375° for 13-15 minutes. Cool on wire racks. Yield: 2-1/2 dozen.

Editor's Note: This recipe was tested with Splenda no-calorie sweetener.

Nutritional Analysis: One serving (2 cookies) equals 102 calories, 4 g fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 137 mg sodium, 14 g carbohydrate, 0 fiber, 2 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 starch, 1/2 fat.

Originally published as Diabetic Orange Cookies in Taste of Home April/May 1996, p44

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Reviewed on Oct. 05, 2011 by jennabunz

I'm not a splenda after taste fan, but these cookies are pretty tasty. I added a bit extra orange zest...I like orange flavor. Over all a good diabetic cookie!

Reviewed on Aug. 06, 2008 by pizzalady5

thank you for the post, just what I need.