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Yield: 60 cookies

• 1 medium orange
  
• 1/2 cup (125 mL) shortening
  
• 2 tblsp (30 mL) granulated sugar replacement or granulated fructose
  
• 1 egg
  
• 2 cups (500 mL) flour
  
• 1/2 tsp (2 mL) baking powder
  
• 1/2 tsp (2 mL) baking soda
  
• 1/4 tsp (1 mL) salt
  
• 1/2 cup (125 mL) buttermilk

• Juice and grate the rind of the orange; remove seeds from the juice.
• Cream together shortening and sugar replacement.
• Add egg, orange juice and grated orange rind, beating until light and fluffy.
• Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in sifter, and add alternately with buttermilk to creamed mixture. Stir to blend.
• Drop by teaspoonfuls onto lightly greased cookie sheets, 2 to 3 in. (5 to 7 cm) apart.
• Bake at 375°F (190°C) for 10 to 12 minutes.

Exchange 1 cookie with sugar replacement: 1/3 fruit, 1/3 fat
Calories 1 cookie with sugar replacement: 27

Exchange 1 cookie with fructose: 1/3 fruit, 1/3 fat
Calories 1 cookie with fructose: 30

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Cotton Candy Cookies
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Fruit Cookies
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