Diabetic Recipes

Poppy Seed Cookies

(makes 36 cookies)

1/2	cup (120 g) margarine, softened

1	tablespoon (15 ml) fructose, or three packets acsulfame-K

1/2	cup (118 ml) warm skim milk

1	ounce (30 g) poppy seeds

1	teaspoon (5 ml) ground cinnamon

1/2	teaspoon (2.5 ml) ground cloves

1/8	teaspoon (0.6 ml) ground nutmeg

1 1/4

cups ( 144 g) sifted unbleached flour

1	teaspoon ( 5 ml) baking powder

1/4	cup (59 ml) dried currants

Preheat oven to 350° F ( 180° C, gas mark 4).
Cream together margarine and fructose. Add all ingredients except currants and mix well. Stir in currants.
Drop by rounded teaspoons onto a nonstick cookie sheet. Bake for 15 minutes until lightly browned. Cool on a wire rack.

Per 2-cookie serving:	92 calories (56% calories from fat), 2 g protein, 6 g total fat (0.9 g saturated fat), 9 g carbohydrates, 1 g dietary fiber, 0 cholesterol, 90 mg sodium
Diabetic exchanges:	1/2 carbohydrate (bread/starch), 1 fat

Diabetes is a serious disease requiring professional medical attention. The information and recipes on this site, although as accurate and timely as feasibly possible, should not be considered as medical advice, nor as a substitute for the same. All recipes and menus are provided with the implied understanding that directions for exchange sizes will be strictly adhered to, and that blood glucose levels can be affected by not following individualized dietary guidelines as directed by your physician and/or health-care-team.