Date and Ginger Cookies Recipe

Recipe : Date and Ginger Cookies

Ingredients :

1 3/4 cups plain flour

1/2 cup golden syrup

1/4 cup brown sugar

1/4 cup Splenda artificial sweetener powder

3/4 tsp ground cinnamon

2 tsp ground ginger

1/2 tsp ground cloves

2 egg whites

1 tsp baking powder

80g fresh dates, pitted, chopped in half

vegetable oil spray

Method :

Spray 2 baking sheets with vegetable oil spray. Preheat oven to 190C. In a large bowl sift the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger and cloves. Set aside.

Beat the egg whites until almost stiff, then gradually add the brown sugar and artificial sweetener and keep beating until mixture becomes shiny and stiff.

Stir the golden syrup into flour mixture (this mix will still be crumby). Then stir in half of the egg white mixture to this flour mixture. Continue stirring and add the remaining egg white mixture. Mix well.

Drop the batter by teaspoonfuls onto the baking sheets. Place 1/2 a date on the top of each cookie. Bake for 10-12 minutes. Do not overcook - cookies will burn quickly.

Makes 40 cookies

Each Cookie -

Fat - less than 0.1g

Kilojoules - 185

Calories - 44

Carbohydrates - 9.4g

Protein - 0.8g

Fibre - 0.4g

So low in fat and so yummy!

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