Sugarless Fruit And Nut Cookies Recipes

MIXED FRUIT-AND-NUT COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl.
• Put butter in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment; mix on medium speed until smooth. Add sugars, and mix until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Mix in eggs one at a time until combined; mix in vanilla.
• Reduce mixer speed to low. Add flour mixture and mix until just combined. Stir in coconut, apricots, dates, macadamias, and pistachios.
• Drop batter, 2 heaping tablespoons at a time, onto prepared baking sheets, spacing 2 inches apart. Flatten slightly. Bake, rotating sheets halfway through, until golden brown, 12 to 15 minutes. Remove from oven; transfer cookies on parchment paper to a wire rack to cool completely.

FRUIT 'N' NUT COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream butter, shortening and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. In another bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture. Stir in remaining ingredients. Shape into three 10-in. rolls; wrap each in plastic. Refrigerate until firm, about 2 hours., Preheat oven to 375°. Unwrap dough and cut into 1/4-in. slices. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake until golden brown, 8-10 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool.

SUGARLESS BARS

Steps:

• Cut dates and prunes into small pieces. Boil dates, prunes, raisins, and water for 5 minutes. Add margarine. Mix and set aside to cool.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
• Mix the eggs, vanilla and nuts. Add to the fruit mixture. Sift the flour, baking soda and salt and add to the fruit mixture. (If you want a spicy bar add 1/2 tsp. Cinnamon and 1/4 tsp. Nutmeg to the flour.)
• Spread in 7 x 11 inch pan and bake for 25-30 minutes.

SUGARLESS FRUIT AND NUT COOKIES

Steps:

• In a saucepan,boil together the raisins, chopped dates, chopped apples and water on low heat for 3 minutes. Allow to cool slightly, then add margarine, flour, baking soda and chopped nuts. Mix well; refrigerate overnight.
• Drop by teaspoonfuls onto greased cookie sheet.Bake at 350 degrees.
• 10 to 15 minutes. Cool on wire rack.

FRUIT AND NUT REFRIGERATOR COOKIES

Steps:

• Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; set aside.
• Cream shortening, butter or margarine and sugar until creamy. Add eggs and vanilla and mix thoroughly, I use my electric mixture usually on high power to really whip it up good.
• Stir flour mixture into creamed mixture.
• Mix well.
• Add fruit and nuts.
• Chill for at least 1/2 hour for easier handling.
• Shape dough into smooth rolls about 1 1/2 inches in diameter.
• Wrap in waxed paper or clear wrap and chill overnight or until firm.
• Slice with sharp knife in 1/4 inch slices.
• Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake at 375°F for 8-10 minutes or until golden.

SUGARLESS FRUIT NUT MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a saucepan over medium high heat, combine water, dates, raisins and prunes.
• Boil for 5 minutes, water will be absorbed and remove from heat, add chopped up butter and stir till butter is melted.
• Transfer to large bowl and let cool.
• Set oven to 350*F and grease and flour muffin cups or use paper liner.
• Beat in eggs and vanilla. Stir together flour, baking soda, salt and baking powder.
• Mix in nuts and blend into fruit mixture.
• Spoon into muffin cups 2/3 to 3/4 full.
• Bake in preheated oven for 15-20 minutes, or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.

NO SUGAR FRUIT COOKIES

Steps:

• In large saucepan, mix dates, apple, raisins and water.
• Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer 3 minutes.
• Cool.
• Mix flour, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt.
• Stir into date mixture.
• Mix well.
• Mix eggs and sweetener; add to batter.
• Drop by tablespoons on nonstick sheet.
• Bake at 350* for 10 minutes.