Jumbo Fruited Oatmeal Cookies

Servings: 18
Ingredients:

3/4 c  Butter or margarine softened      1/2 ts Baking soda
3    Eggs                              1/2 ts Salt
3/4 c  Thawed frozen unsweetened         1/2 ts Ground cinnamon
-apple juice concentrate          1/2 ts Allspice
1 1/2 ts Vanilla                             1 pk (6 oz) dried mixed fruit,
1 1/2 c  All-purpose flour                        -chopped (about 1 1/3 cups)
1 1/2 c  Uncooked rolled oats              1/2 c  Coarsely chopped nuts

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Beat butter in large bowl until creamy.
Blend in eggs, apple juice concentrate and vanilla. Add flour, oats,
baking soda, salt, cinnamon and allspice; mix well. Stir in dried fruit and
nuts. Drop scant 1/4 cupfuls of dough, 3 inches apart, onto lightly greased
cookie sheets; flatten slightly. Bake 12 to 14 minutes or until edges are
lightly browned. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheets; transfer to wire rack to
cool completely. Store in tightly covered container. Makes 1 1/2 dozen
jumbo cookies.

Nutritional information per cookie: calories - 209, protein - 4 gm.,
fat - 11 gm., carbohydrates - 24 mg., cholesterol - 56 mg., sodium - 239
mg.
Diabetic Exchanges: 1 Starch/Bread, 2 1/4 Fat, 1/2 Fruit

FROM: Favorite All Time Recipes - Sugar-Free Desserts copyright
December 1992

NOTE: You could lower the fat content slightly by using egg substitutes
in place of the whole eggs.

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