Raisin Spice Lentil Cookies

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== Description ==
These cookies fill the kitchen with a delicious fragrance while baking. They taste great fresh from the oven with a glass of cold skim milk. Recipe From: Magic Beans, 1996 by Patti Bazel.
* From: Www.Cinnamonhearts.Com
* Contributed by Healthy Recipes For diabetic Friends Y-Group
* Makes 36 Cookies
== Ingredients ==
* ¾ cup lentils, uncooked
* 1½ cups water
* ½ cup egg substitute (equal to 2 eggs)
* ½ cup honey
* ¼ cup diet margarine (suitable for baking)
* 1 tsp vanilla
* ⅓ cup canned pumpkin
* ½ cup unbleached flour
* 1½ cups whole wheat flour
* ¼ tsp salt
* 1 tsp baking powder
* 1 tsp cinnamon
* ¼ tsp nutmeg
* ¼ tsp ginger
* ¼ tsp orange peel
* 1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
* ½ cup raisins
* nonstick cooking spray
== Directions ==
# Rinse lentils and combine with water in a pan.
# Bring to a boil. Reduce the heat, cover, and simmer for 40 minutes or until tender.
# Drain off excess liquid.
# In the meantime, beat the egg substitute in a medium bowl.
# Add the honey and margarine. Cream until smooth.
# Add the vanilla, pumpkin, and cooked lentils.
# In a large bowl, combine the flours, salt, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and orange peel.
# Add the lentil mixture and mix well.
# Fold in walnuts and raisins.
# Drop the dough by rounded tablespoons onto a cookie sheet sprayed with cooking spray.
# Bake for 10 minutes in 350 °F preheated oven.
== Nutritional information ==
Per Cookie:
* 82 Calories,
* 2g Total Fat (<1g Sat Fat),
* 13g Carbs,
* 1g Fiber,
* <1mg Cholesterol,
* 54mg Sodium,
* 3g Protein
* Exchanges: 1 Starch
Category:Cookie Recipes
Category:Diabetic friendly Recipes