Diabetic Recipe

Cream Cheese Cookies Diabetic Recipe

Ingredients:
1/4 cup vegetable shortening
1/4 cup cream cheese (softened)
2 teaspoons granulated fructose
1 teaspoon granulated sugar replacement
One egg
1 tablespoon water
1 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder

Directions:
Cream together shortening, cream cheese, fructose and sugar replacement. Add egg and water, beating well. Sift together flour, baking powder and salt, and add to creamed mixture. Mix until thoroughly blended. Shape into a roll, 1-1/2 inches in diameter. Refrigerate at least two hours or overnight. Cut into thin slices and place on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake at 350-degrees for eight to ten minutes.

Yield: 30 cookies

Calories per two cookies: 74
Diabetic Exchange per 2 Cookies:  1/2 fruit, 1/2 fat