DessertsNo Sugar Added Oatmeal Cookies for the Diabetics and Dieters
Are you promising yourself to start the new year on a healtier note?÷ Maybe you or a loved one have recently been diagnosed as a diabetic or perhaps you just wish to cut÷ down on the sugar in your family"s diet.÷ Here are some cookie recipes for you to try.÷ I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes when I was sixty.÷ I experiment with sugar-free recipes all the time.÷ My 4-year-old granddaughter loves to help me in the kitchen.÷ I find that she loves eating the sugar-free cookies the same as the "sugar" ones.÷ If you÷ start the kiddos out on less sugar while they are young, you are doing them a big favor and they won"t even realize they are÷ eating healthier.÷ The÷ Sugarless Bananan-Oatmeal Cookies are good to start with.÷ The bananas add moisture (a problem in sugar-free baking) and natural sweetness.÷ jNo Sugar Added Oatmeal-Raisin Cookies are also a good cookie as the oatmeal adds some moisture and the raisins add natural sweetness.
÷ SUGARLESS BANANA-OATMEAL COOKIES
3 bananas, mashed
2 cups uncooked quick-cooking oats
1/2 cups raisins
1/3 cup butter, melted
1/4 cup fat-free milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
In a large mixing bowl, mix all ingredients together, beating well.÷ Let mixture set for 5 minutes for oats to absorb moisture.÷ ÷ Drop by teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.÷ Bake at 350 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes.÷ Let stand for 1 minute before removing from cookie sheet.÷ Remove to wire racks to cool.
Note:÷ Use medium to large ripe bananas.÷ Using small or barely ripe bananas will make your cookies dry.÷ If your bananas are small, use 3 1/2 to 4.
NO SUGAR ADDED÷ OATMEAL RAISIN COOKIES
2 eggs or 1/2 cup egg substitute
1/2 cup canola oil
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
3 tsp. baking powder
5 packets Sweet "N Low (or your favorite sugar-substitute packets)
1/2 cup milk
1/2 tsp. salt
3/4 cup flour
2 cups raw oats
1/2 cup raisins
Beat together the eggs, oil, vanilla, milk, cinnamon, baking powder, salt and Sweet "N Low.÷ Add flour and mix thoroughly.÷ Add raisins and oats.÷ Mix well and drop by spoonfuls onto cookie sheet that"s been sprayed with vegetable oil spray.÷ Bake 25 minutes.÷ Cool slightly before removing from cookie sheet.÷ NOTE:÷ These cookies freeze well.
Enjoy!