FRUIT COOKIES

By Tessie2


(Yield: 60 cookies)

Ingredients:
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1/2 cup (60 mL) margarine
4 tsp (20 mL) granulated sugar replacement
2 eggs
2 cups (500 mL) flour (sifted)
1/2 tsp (2 mL) baking soda
1/4 tsp (1 mL) salt
1/2 tsp (2 mL) nutmeg
1/4 cup (60 mL) hot apple juice
1/4 cup (60 mL) raisins (chopped)
1/4 cup (60 mL) currants

Instructions:
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Cream together margarine and sugar replacement. Add eggs; beat until
fluffy. Combine flour, baking soda, salt and nutmeg in sifter; add
alternately with hot apple juice to creamed mixture. Fold in raisins
and currants. Allow to rest 15 minutes. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto
lightly greased cookie sheet, 2 to 3 in. (5 to 7cm) apart. Bake at
350 degrees F (170 C) for 12 to 15 minutes.