Sugar Free Butter Pecan Cookies
ingredients:
3 cups biscuit mix
1/3 cup pecan pieces
1 cup pitted dates
2 egg whites
1/3 cup warm water
2 teaspoons vanilla
1/2 cup butter
fruit-sweetened jam
pecan halves (optional)
instructions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Use a blender or food processor to chop pecan pieces until finely ground. Sift
biscuit mix, and stir in the pecans. Set
aside.
Use blender or food processor to purée dates, gradually adding egg whites and
warm water. Beat several minutes until
creamy. Melt butter, and then stir in date cream and vanilla. Fold liquid
ingredients into biscuit mix. Stir only until
blended.
On an ungreased cookie sheet, form dough into cookies 1/4" thickness by 2"
diameter. Press a thumb print into the
middle of each. Decorate each cookie with 1/4 teaspoon of jam and/or a pecan
half.
Bake at 350 degrees for 7-10 minutes until touches of light brown can be seen.
Makes 3 dozen cookies