Christmas Fruitcake Cookies
Yield: 36 Servings
Source: Am. Diabetes Assoc. Holiday Cookbook by Betty Wedman, 1986

1/2 c vegetable oil
1/2 c brown sugar
1 egg
1 1/4 c whole wheat flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1/4 tsp ground allspice
1/4 c milk
1/2 c chopped walnuts
1/2 c raisins
1/2 c snipped dried apricots
1/2 c chopped dates

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, 1/2 fruit exchange, 1 fat exchange 9 grams carbohydrate, 1 gram protein, 4 grams fat 7 mg sodium, 70 mg potassium, 8 mg cholesterol