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Holiday Sugar Cookies

By Debra Manzella, R.N., About.com

Updated: December 19, 2006

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Christmas cookies are everywhere during the holiday season. Make these delicious sugar cookies for a lower calorie, lower carb alternative.

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup stick butter
  • 1 cup Equal Sugar Lite
  • 1 med. egg
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 1 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 tsp. baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 1 pkg. Sugar Free Fruit Flavored Gelatin

Preparation:

Beat butter and Equal in medium-sized bowl on medium speed of mixer until well combined. Mix in egg and vanilla until blended. Add combined flour, baking powder and salt. Mix until blended.

Drop dough by rounded teaspoons onto cookie sheets sprayed with non-stick cooking spray. Flatten slightly using a spoon. Sprinkle with sugar-free fruit flavored gelatin.

Bake in preheated 350 degrees F oven 10-12 minutes. Remove from cookie sheet and cool completely on wire rack. Store in tightly covered container at room temperature.

For rolled sugar cookies: wrap dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate several hours or overnight. Work with half of the dough at a time, keep the remaining dough in the refrigerator. Roll on lightly floured surface to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut with desired cookie cutters. Sprinkle with sugar-free gelatin. Bake in preheated 350 F oven 8-10 minutes. Proceed as recipe directs.

Nutrition information:

Per serving:

  • Calories 87
  • Total fat 4 g
  • Saturated fat 1 g
  • Cholesterol 21 mg
  • Sodium 50 mg
  • Total carbohydrate 10 g
  • Dietary fiber 0 g
  • Sugars 2 g
  • Protein 1 g

Exchanges per serving: 1/2 Carbohydrate 1 Fat

Recipe reprinted with permission from the American Diabetes Association, Western NY Office, 315 Alberta Drive, Suite 102, Amherst, NY 14226

Number of servings: 21

Serving size: 2 cookies

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