Peanut Butter Cookies

Recipe Ingredients

1 1/2 cups	93g / 3.3oz	Sifted all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons	7.5ml	Baking powder
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Salt
1/4 cup	49g / 1.7oz	Margarine
1/2 cup	99g / 3.5oz	Butter
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Grated fresh orange rind
1 1/2 teaspoons	7.5ml	Vanilla extract
1		Egg - well beaten
1/3 cup	78ml	Orange juice
		Sugar substitute equal to 1/2 cup sugar
3/4 cup	120g / 4.2oz	Seedless raisins

Recipe Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt.

Cream together margarine, peanut butter, orange rind, and vanilla. Add egg, orange juice, and sweetener; blend well. Add dry ingredients gradually; mix well after each addition. Add raisins; mix well.

Measure 1 level tablespoonful of dough for each cookie. Roll between hands to form ball. Place 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet; flatten with fork.

Bake about 15 minutes. Store cookies in a tightly covered tin.

This recipe yields 12 servings. Serving size: 2 cookies.

Exchanges Per Serving: 2 Fat, 1 1/2 Starch.

Nutrition Facts: Carbohydrates 22g; Protein 5g; Fat 10g; Calories 191; Fiber 2.5g; Sodium 224mg; Cholesterol 23mg.

Source:
The Art of Cooking for the Diabetic by Mary Abbott Hess

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