Diabetic Orange Cookies



 
 

Ingredients:
  •    1 md Orange
  • 1/2 c  Shortening
  •    2 tbGranualted sugar replacement
  •          Or granulated fructose
  •    1    Egg
  •    2 c  Flour
  • 1/2 ts Baking powder
  • 1/2 ts Baking soda
  • 1/4 ts Salt
  • 1/2 c  Buttermilk

 
Direction:

      Juice the grate the rind of the orange, remove seeds from the juice.
   Cream together shortening and sugar replacement. Add egg, orange juice and
   grated orange rind, beating until light and fluffy. Combine flour, baking
   powder, baking soda and salt in sifter, and add alternately with buttermilk
   to creamed ixture. stir to blend. Drop by teaspoonsful onto lightly greased
   cookie sheets, 2-3 inches apart.
      Bake at 375 F for 10-12 minutes. Exchange 1 cookie with sugar
   replacement:1/3 fruit, 1/3 fat Calories 1 cookie with sugar repalcement: 27
   Exchange 1 cookie with frutose: 1/3 fruit, 1/3 fat Calories 1 cookie with
   frutose: 30 Source; Diabetic Candy, Cookie and Dessertr