Christmas fruitcake cookies

36 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
½cupVegetable oil
½cupBrown sugar
1Egg
cupWhole wheat flour
½teaspoonBaking powder
1teaspoonGround cinnamon
¼teaspoonGround cloves
¼teaspoonGround allspice
¼cupMilk
½cupChopped walnuts
½cupRaisins
½cupSnipped dried apricots
½cupChopped dates

Directions

Cream together the oil and sugar. Add the egg. Then blend in the remaining ingredients. Drop by spoonfuls onto a lightly oiled baking sheet. Bake in 350 F oven for about 10 minutes. Cool on a wire rack and store in a tightly closed container.

1 cookie - 77 calories, ½ fruit exchange, 1 fat exchange 9 grams carbohydrate, 1 gram protein, 4 grams fat 7 mg sodium, 70 mg potassium, 8 mg cholesterol

Source: Am. Diabetes Assoc. Holiday Cookbook by Betty Wedman, 1986 Shared but not tested by Elizabeth Rodier, Nov 93