Sesame Seed Cookies

    Servings: 2 dozen

    Source: "America's Everyday Diabetes Cookbook"


    Ingredients

      1-1/2 C whole wheat flour
      1 tsp baking powder
      1/4 tsp salt
      1/4 C softened margarine or butter
      1/4 C liquid honey
      1/4 C sesame paste (tahini)
      1/2 tsp almond extract
      1/2 C sesame seeds, toasted


    Preheat oven to 350 degrees F…Lightly grease a cookie sheet.

    Combine flour, baking powder and salt.

    In another bowl, beat margarine, honey, sesame paste and almond extract until smooth. Add flour mixture and mix well. Stir in sesame seeds.

    Shape dough into 1-inch balls and place about 2 inches apart on prepared cookie sheet. Using the tines of a fork dipped in flour, flatten, or using your hands, mold into crescent shapes. (Wet your hands first, if using to mold the dough…

    Bake in preheated oven for 10 - 12 minutes or until lightly browned. Immediately transfer to wire racks to cool.

    Nutritional Information Per Serving (1 cookie): Calories: 87, Carbohydrate: 10 g, Fiber: 2 g, Protein: 2 g, Fat: 5 g, Sodium: 61 mg, Cholesterol: 0 mg

    Diabetic Exchanges: 1/2 Starch, 1 Fat