Holiday Sugar Cookies (Equal Lite) |
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A 15% calorie reduction from traditional recipe and a 32% carbohydrate reduction from traditional recipe. Adapted from the American Diabetes Association. butter, Equal Sugar Lite (Spoonful), egg, vanilla, all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, sugar-free fruit-flavored gelatin cvt Ingredients:
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened |
1/2 cup sugar |
12 g (12 packets) equal |
1 medium egg |
1 tsp vanilla |
1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour |
3/4 tsp davis baking powder |
1/4 tsp salt |
10 g (0.35-oz box) sugar-free fruit-flavored gelatin |
Directions:
1. Beat butter and 1 cup Equal® Sugar Lite� 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.
2. 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.
3. Bake in preheated 350 degrees F oven 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from cookie sheet and cool completely on wire rack. Store in tightly covered container at room temperature.
4. Note: Analyzer will not take Equal Lite or Spoonful. Subbed 1/2 cup sugar and 1/2 Equal packets equivalent to 1/2 cup of sugar. Haven't tried yet, so I don't know if this works okay or not. Only way to get equivalent nutritional values.
5. Variation Instructions: 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 remaining dough in 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 degrees F oven 8 to 10 minutes. Proceed as recipe directs.
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