Recipe of Sugarless Wheat 'n' Fruit Cookies - Food Recipes

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Title: Sugarless Wheat 'n' Fruit Cookies
Categories : Diabetic, Desserts, Cooky/bars
Serving size: 5 dozen 1/2 c Butter; softened 1/8 ts Salt; 1 Egg; 1 c Unsweetened coconut; flaked 2 ts Vanilla extract; 1 c Unsugared dates; chopped 1 c Whole wheat flour; 4 ts Orange peel; fresh grated 1 ts Baking powder; 1 c Pecans; finely ground Cream the butter, egg and vanilla together in a large mixing bowl. In a small bowl, combine the whole wheat flour, baking powder and salt. Add the flour mixture a little at a time, to the creamed mixture, beating after each addition. In a medium bowl, combine the coconut, dates, orange peel, and 1/2 cup of the pecans. Stir into the cookie mixture. Divide the dough in half and form into two logs, approximately 1.1/2 inches in diameter. Place the remaining 1/2 cup of pecans on a piece of waxed paper. Roll the logs in the nuts. Wrap each log in waxed paper and chill for 1 hour. To bake, slice the logs into 1/8 inch rounds and place them on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes, until lightly browned. Makes 5 dozen. Source: The Kansas Cookbook - Recipes from the Heartland From The Cookie Lady's Files Reformated 4 you and yours via Nancy O'Brion and her Meal-Master