Once upon a time sweets were off limits for people with diabetes. Now, eating a sweet treat now and again is fine. Using a diabetic cookies recipe can help you to be able to snack on cookies a little more often than you normally would be able to. This is because artificial sweeteners and low-fat ingredients are often used to make the ingredients far healthier. According to WebMD.com, artificial sweeteners contain no carbohydrates or calories, so you don’t have to count them in your meal plan. Try the following diabetic cookies recipe and you’ll be amazed that you can enjoy such a great taste, with little impact on your diabetic diet.

 

Chocolate Chip Diabetic Cookies Recipe

Ingredients

  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 4 tsp. liquid Sweet 10
  • ½ cup light butter
  • ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • ½ tsp. baking soda
  • ½ tsp. vanilla
  • ¼ tsp. salt
  • Cooking spray

 

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Mix together all the dry ingredients in a medium bowl, and then use another bowl to mix together the Sweet 10, vanilla, and egg. Slowly mix in the dry ingredients. Stir until thoroughly combined, and then stir in the chocolate chips. Next, coat a baking sheet with cooking spray and drop small amounts of the cookie dough onto the sheet, spacing the drops 1 inch apart. Bake the cookies for 8-10 minutes and allow them to cool before serving.

 

Diabetic Sugar Cookies Recipe

 

Ingredients

  • ½ cup light butter
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tbsp. sugar
  • 1 cup Splenda
  • 2 tbsp. skim milk
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 2 tsp. baking powder
  • ½ tsp. salt
  • Cookie spray

 

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Next, cream the butter, sugar, egg, and milk. In a separate bowl combine the flour, salt, baking powder. Combine the two mixtures slowly and then chill the dough thoroughly. Roll out the dough, and then slice the cookies thin. Spray a large cookie sheet lightly with cooking spray and transfer the cookies to the prepared sheet. Bake for 10 minutes and allow the cookies to cool before serving.

 

Diabetic Oatmeal Cookies Recipe

 

Ingredients

  • 1 egg
  • 1 egg white
  • 1 ½ cup rolled oats
  • ½ cup chopped pecans
  • ½ cup Splenda Brown Sugar Blend
  • 6 tbsp. Splenda Sugar Blend
  • 1/3 cup canola oil
  • 1½ cup white all purpose flour
  • 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • Cooking spray

 

Instructions

Begin by preheating the oven to 350 degrees F. Next, use a small bowl to mix together the flour, cinnamon, and baking soda. Use a separate large bowl to stir together the oil, brown sugar, sugar, egg, egg white, and vanilla. Add the flour mixture to this mixture, and then add in the rolled oats and pecan. Mix together thoroughly. Coat a cooking sheet with cooking spray and use a tablespoon to drop spoonfuls onto the sheet, separating each drop by one inch. Bake the cookies for 10 – 12 minutes, or until lightly browned, and then allow them to cool before serving.