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Updated Aug 17, 2010
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Betty Crocker's Heart Healthy Cookbook shares a recipe! Dessert ready in about 30 minutes! Try classic fruit cookies in a new way - a delightful treat.

Old-Fashioned Spiced Fruit Cookies

  • Prep Time 30 min
  • Total 30 min
  • Servings 18
  • Ingredients 14
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Ingredients

  • 1 medium tart red apple, unpeeled, cored and cut into wedges
  • 1 medium orange, unpeeled and cut into wedges
  • 1 cup chopped dates
  • 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup canola or soybean oil
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup Gold Medal™ whole wheat flour
  • 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons ground flaxseed or flaxseed meal
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
Make With
Gold Medal Flour

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 350°. Place apple, orange and dates in blender or food processor. Cover and blend or process until well blended.
  • Step 
    2
    Mix brown sugar, oil and egg in large bowl. Stir in remaining ingredients and fruit mixture. Drop dough by tablespoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet.
  • Step 
    3
    Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until light golden brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheet.

Nutrition

220 Calories
9g Total Fat
4g Protein
31g Total Carbohydrate
17g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 2 Cookies
Calories
220
Calories from Fat
80
Total Fat
9g
14%
Saturated Fat
1g
4%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
10mg
4%
Sodium
115mg
5%
Potassium
210mg
6%
Total Carbohydrate
31g
10%
Dietary Fiber
4g
17%
Sugars
17g
Protein
4g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
4%
4%
Calcium
4%
4%
Iron
20%
20%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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