Whole-Wheat Walnut Cookies from Healthy Diabetic Recipes

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Whole-Wheat Walnut Cookies Recipe

Recipe Ingredients:

1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1/4 cup orange juice
1 1/2 tsp orange zest
2 cups whole-wheat flour
1/2 cup walnuts, finely chopped
1 tsp pumpkin pie spice

Recipe Instructions:

In a medium bowl, cream the butter and sugar. Add the eggs, one at a time, and beat well. Mix in the orange juice and zest. Add in the flour, walnuts, and pumpkin pie spice.

Refrigerate the dough until firm, about 1 to 2 hours. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Roll out the dough to 1/4-inch thickness and cut into cookie shapes, enough for 40 cookies.

Place the cookies on a nonstick cookie sheet 1/2 inch apart. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes until lightly browned.

This recipe yields 20 servings. Serving size: 2 cookies.

Exchanges Per Serving: 1 Carbohydrate, 1 Fat.

Nutrition Facts: Calories 133; Calories from Fat 67; Total Fat 7g; Saturated Fat 3g; Cholesterol 34mg; Sodium 59mg; Carbohydrates 15g; Dietary Fiber 2g; Sugars 6g; Protein 3g.

Comments: These cookies, with a hint of orange and pumpkin pie spice, are perfect for the holiday season.

Source:
"Diabetes Forcast - Dec, 2000 at
http://www.diabetes.org/main/community/forecast/default.jsp"
S(Formatted for MC6):
"08-17-2002 by Joe Comiskey - jcomiskey@krypto.net"
Copyright:
"© American Diabetes Association, 2000"

Servings: 20

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