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Thumbprint Cookies

Serves 24

This cookie is great to make for the Holidays. Sweetened with Equal®, it has less calories than a traditional recipe.

Thumbprint Cookies

Ingredients

  • Cooking spray
  • 6 tablespoons butter
  • 24 packets Equal sweetener*
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tablespoons 2% milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup sugar-free preserve of choice

*Substitute 1 cup Equal Spoonful for the packets.

Preparation

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray baking sheets with cooking spray; set aside.
  • Beat butter and Equal in a medium mixing bowl until well combined. Mix in egg, milk and vanilla until blended. Gradually beat in combined flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
  • Shape dough by teaspoonfuls into 24 balls. Place on sprayed baking sheets. Press thumb deeply into dough to form a “thumbprint” indentation.
  • Bake 11 to 13 minutes or until firm to the touch. Remove from baking sheet and cool completely on wire rack.
  • Fill each cookie with about 1/2 teaspoon spreadable fruit just before serving.

Nutrition Information (per serving)

  • Calories: 62
  • Protein: 1 g
  • Carbohydrates: 8 g
  • Fat: 3 g
  • Cholesterol: 15 mg
  • Sodium: 72 mg

Exchanges

  • Fruit - 1/2
  • Starch - 1/2