Diabetic Recipe

Orange Cookies Diabetic Recipe

Ingredients:
One medium orange
1/2 cup shortening
2 tablespoons granulated sugar replacement or granulated fructose
One egg
2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup buttermilk

Directions:
Juice and 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 mixture. Stir to blend.

Drop by teaspoonfuls onto lightly greased cookie sheets, two to three-inches apart.

Bake at 375-degrees for 10 to 12 minutes.

Yield: 60 cookies

Calories per cookie with sugar replacement: 27
Calories per cookie with fructose: 30

Exchange per cookie:  1/3 fruit, 1/3 fat