Low Sugar Spiced Fruit Drop Cookies
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- Number of Servings: 40
Ingredients
No-Stick Cooking Spray1 (18.25 oz.) box Pillsbury® Reduced Sugar Yellow Cake1/3 –½ cup cream cheese softened½ teaspoon ground cinnamon¼ teaspoon ground ginger1/8 teaspoon all spice1 cup peeled and shredded Granny Smith apple (about 1 large) OR 1 cup low-sugar fruit cocktail with ½ juice [if you use all the juice, increase the oatmeal]½ cup chopped walnuts, almonds or cashews (probably not peanuts)2 large eggs1 cup oatmeal¼ cup skim milk
1. HEAT oven to 375° F. Spray cookie sheets with no-stick spray.
2. COMBINE softened cream cheese and egg. Add half cake mix and in a medium bowl with an electric mixer at low speed until a coarse meal. Add spices and ½ of the oatmeal. It will be thick- then add remaining cake mix, oatmeal and nuts at the same time. Add apple, or fruit cocktail. Mix by hand until a dough forms. Drop by large tablespoonfuls, 2 inches apart on sprayed cookie sheets.(I used an ice cream scoop with dispensing lever 1/3 full)
3. BAKE 11 to 13 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool for 1 minute. Remove to cooling rack.
Makes 40 cookies
Calories 35
Total Fat 2g
Saturated Fat 0.6 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.4 g
Monounsaturated Fat 0.9 g
Cholesterol 13.0 mg
Sodium 18.2 mg
Potassium 13.6 mg
Total Carbohydrate 3.4 g
Dietary Fiber 0.4 g
Sugars 1.1 g
Protein 1.0 g
Vitamin A 1.2 %
Vitamin B-12 0.6 %
Vitamin B-6 0.3 %
Vitamin C 0.2 %
Vitamin D 0.5 %
Vitamin E 1.3 %
Calcium 0.8 %
Copper 0.9 %
Folate 0.7 %
Iron 1.3 %
Magnesium 0.8 %
Manganese 2.5 %
Niacin 0.4 %
Pantothenic Acid 0.5 %
Phosphorus 1.2 %
Riboflavin 1.5 %
Selenium 1.3 %
Thiamin 0.8 %
Zinc 0.6 %
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Number of Servings: 40
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user PAPPAFAM.
2. COMBINE softened cream cheese and egg. Add half cake mix and in a medium bowl with an electric mixer at low speed until a coarse meal. Add spices and ½ of the oatmeal. It will be thick- then add remaining cake mix, oatmeal and nuts at the same time. Add apple, or fruit cocktail. Mix by hand until a dough forms. Drop by large tablespoonfuls, 2 inches apart on sprayed cookie sheets.(I used an ice cream scoop with dispensing lever 1/3 full)
3. BAKE 11 to 13 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool for 1 minute. Remove to cooling rack.
Makes 40 cookies
Calories 35
Total Fat 2g
Saturated Fat 0.6 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.4 g
Monounsaturated Fat 0.9 g
Cholesterol 13.0 mg
Sodium 18.2 mg
Potassium 13.6 mg
Total Carbohydrate 3.4 g
Dietary Fiber 0.4 g
Sugars 1.1 g
Protein 1.0 g
Vitamin A 1.2 %
Vitamin B-12 0.6 %
Vitamin B-6 0.3 %
Vitamin C 0.2 %
Vitamin D 0.5 %
Vitamin E 1.3 %
Calcium 0.8 %
Copper 0.9 %
Folate 0.7 %
Iron 1.3 %
Magnesium 0.8 %
Manganese 2.5 %
Niacin 0.4 %
Pantothenic Acid 0.5 %
Phosphorus 1.2 %
Riboflavin 1.5 %
Selenium 1.3 %
Thiamin 0.8 %
Zinc 0.6 %
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Number of Servings: 40
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user PAPPAFAM.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 35.9
- Total Fat: 2.1 g
- Cholesterol: 13.0 mg
- Sodium: 18.3 mg
- Total Carbs: 3.5 g
- Dietary Fiber: 0.5 g
- Protein: 1.0 g
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