Peanut Butter Cookies

Yield: Makes 2 dozen cookies

Ingredients

1-1/2 cups all purpose flour

1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 cup margarine

1/2 cup creamy peanut butter

1/2 teaspoon grated fresh orange rind

1-1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

1 egg, well beaten

1/3 cup orange juice

1/2 cup sugar substitute equivalent to 1/2 cup granulated sugar*

3/4 cup seedless raisins

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Nutrition Facts

Yield: Makes 2 dozen cookies

Approximate Nutrient Content per serving:

Calories: 191

Calories From Fat: 90

Total Fat: 10g

Cholesterol: 23mg

Sodium: 224mg

Total Carbohydrates: 22g

Dietary Fiber: 2.5g

Protein: 5g

Food Exchange: 2 fat, 1-1/2 bread

Please Note: Nutritional values listed may vary from final results depending on actual measurements, products and brands used to prepare the recipe.

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

Sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Cream together margarine, peanut butter, orange rind and vanilla. Add egg, orange juice and sweetener. Blend well.

Add dry ingredients gradually, mixing well after each addition. Add raisins and mix well.

Measure 1 level tablespoonful of dough for each cookie. Roll between hands to form a ball. Place 2-inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Flatten with a fork. Bake about 15 minutes.

Store cookies in a tightly covered tin. These cookies have better flavor and texture 24 hours after baking.

*1/2 cup sugar sweetness equals 12 packets of saccharin or aspartame sweetener

Recipe and image used with permission and provided by the Peanut Advisory Board.

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