Christmas Fruitcake Cookies

1/2 c Vegetable oil

1/2 c Brown sugar

1 Egg

1 1/4 c Whole wheat flour

1/2 ts Baking powder

1 ts Ground cinnamon

1/4 ts Ground cloves

1/4 ts Ground allspice

1/4 c Milk

1/2 c Chopped walnuts

1/2 c Raisins

1/2 c Snipped dried apricots

1/2 c Chopped dates

Cream together the oil and sugar. Add the egg. Then blend in the remaining ingredients. Drop by spoonfuls onto a lightly oiled baking sheet. Bake in 350 F oven for about 10 minutes. Cool on a wire rack and store in a tightly closed container. 1 cookie - 77 calories, 1/2 fruit exchange, 1 fat exchange 9 grams

carbohydrate, 1 gram protein, 4 grams fat 7 mg sodium, 70 mg potassium, 8 mg cholesterol Source: Am. Diabetes Assoc. Holiday Cookbook by Betty Wedman, 1986 Shared but not tested by Elizabeth Rodier, Nov 93