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Carrot-Date Cookies

From EatingWell Magazine September/October 1992 -- Subscribe Now!
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NUTRITION PROFILE:
Low Calorie | Low Carb | Low Sodium | Low Cholesterol | Low Sat Fat | Heart Healthy

These cookies are made sweet and flavorful by the addition of a generous amount of chopped dates.

Makes 2 1/2 dozen cookies

ACTIVE TIME: 20 minutes

TOTAL TIME: 1 hour

EASE OF PREPARATION: Easy

1 1/2 cups chopped pitted dates
1 cup shredded carrots
1/2 cup nonfat plain yogurt
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons canola oil
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cups sifted cake flour
1/4 cup Grape-Nuts cereal
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt

1. Position rack in the center of the oven and preheat oven to 350°F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or coat with cooking spray.
2. Stir together dates, carrots, yogurt, sugar, oil and vanilla in a medium bowl. Let stand for 15 minutes.
3. Stir together flour, Grape-Nuts, baking soda and salt in another medium bowl. Stir the dry ingredients into the date mixture with a wooden spoon, mixing just until blended. Drop the dough by tablespoonfuls onto a prepared baking sheet, spacing the cookies about 1 1/2 inches apart.
4. Bake until the tops spring back when touched lightly, about 15 minutes Transfer cookies to a wire rack and let cool.

NUTRITION INFORMATION: Per cookie: 71 calories; 1 g fat (0 g sat, 1 g mono); 0 mg cholesterol; 15 g carbohydrate; 1 g protein; 1 g fiber; 71 mg sodium; 80 mg potassium.
1 Carbohydrate Serving
Exchanges: 1 other carbohydrate

 


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