Chocolate Peppermint Cookies Recipe

1 cup Margarine, (2 sticks)
1 1/3 cup Sugar
1 tsp Peppermint, flavoring
1/2 cup Egg, whites at room temperatur
3 cup All-purpose flour
1/2 cup Cocoa
2 tsp Baking powder
1/4 tsp Salt

Cream margarine and sugar together at medium speed untill light and
fluffy. Add flavorings and egg whites, and mix at medium speed for 1
minute, scraping down bowl before and after adding flavorings and egg
whites. Stir flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt together to blend
well; add to creamy mixture. Mix at medium speed to blend well.
Cover and refrigerate from 3 hours to overnight.
Return dought to room temperture. Roll our on a lightly floured
board to 1/4 thick. Cut with a 2 1/2 round cutter or an equivalent
cutter. Place on cookie sheets that have been sprayed with pan spray
or lined with aluminum foil. Bake at 350 for 10 to 12 minutes, or
until cookies are almost firm. Remove cookies to a wire rack and cool
to room temperature.

NOTE: Cookies will be soft if kept in an airtight container. If you
want them crisp, freeze them or keep them in a container that isn't
airtight.

Food exchanges per servings: 1 STARCH/BREAD EXCHANGE + 1 FAT EXCHANGE

Calories: 115, FAT: 5g, CHO: 16g, Na: 98mg, PRO: 2g, Cholesterol: 0
Source: Desserts for Diabetics by Mabel Cavaiani, R. D.

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Preparation Time: 0:00

Serves: 36

Is this Chocolate Peppermint Cookies Recipe Suitable for Diabetics?

This Chocolate Peppermint Cookies recipe is part of our category covering diabetic Cookie recipes. As we are unaware of your specific medical problems and the advice your nutritionalist has offered you, we really cannot say for sure that this Chocolate Peppermint Cookies recipe is suitable for you. Still, as the recipe author labelled it as `diabetic` it hopefully suggests that it, at the very least, meets the minimum condition for the tag `diabetic`, being low in carbs and fat, and as a result should be better for you than the non-diabetic equivalent recipe. Even taking that into account, this Chocolate Peppermint Cookies recipe should only be used if you understand your own condition and are happy that the recipe contents are safe for you.

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