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Chubby Grubbies

1 Stick Margarine (room temperature)
1/2 C Raw Sugar
1/2 C Molasses
1 Egg
1 t Baking Soda
1/2 t Salt
1/2 t Nutmeg
1/2 t Ginger
1 t Cinnamon
3/4 C Unbleached Flour
3 C Old Fashioned Oats (Uncooked)
1/4 C Candied Ginger (diced)
1/4 C Craisins
1/4 C Unsalted Cashews (raw or roasted)
1/4 C Walnuts
1/4 C Unslated Sunflower Seeds (raw or roasted)

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 Degrees

Coarsly chop your nuts and combine them in a small bowl with your fruits. Set aside.

In a Medium bowl, cream your margarine and sugar. Add molasses, egg, soda, salt and beat until smooth.
Add flour, spices and oats and mix well. Add your nuts and fruits and mix into the dough.

You should have a cookie dough that is similar to an oatmeal cookie. Roll into 1 1/2 inch balls and place about 2" apart on a cookie sheet.

Bake your cookies for 11-13 minutes. They should keep a ball shape (thus the chubby) and if you like ginger bread or ginger snaps, you won't be able to keep your hands off them (thus the grubbies)

Options:
1 t orange extract
Replace craisins with raisins (soak them first)
Replace one of the nuts with Pecans

Nutritional Facts

Yield is approx 4 dozen cookies: Serving is for 1 cookie

Calories: 56
Carbohydrates: 10g
Potassium: 30mg
Sodium: 52mg
Fiber: 2g
Protein: 1g
Fat: 3g

Serving Size

1

From Comment
Diabetic Connect Member Gabby
Gabby
October 11, 2008 3:17 PM

You still have to be careful with them, They are made with sugar, though raw. You could use xylitol in it, but I didn't have any. The ginger and the oatmeal seem to keep the numbers down when you eat them though. Glad you like them

Diabetic Connect Member Edie
Edie
October 11, 2008 1:56 PM

Hey Gabby Bill wants these in his lunch atleast one week a month he said to tell you they don't taste like their for Diabetics so he will eat them too. LOL Thankyou for this recipe I can now make them often for me too.

Diabetic Connect Member sueb
sueb
October 11, 2008 1:35 PM

will have to try these grubbies

Diabetic Connect Member Debe Pendice
Debe Pendice
October 9, 2008 4:40 AM

I am going to make this for the holidays...I think this sounds so good. Thanks....

Diabetic Connect Member Edie
Edie
October 6, 2008 7:21 AM

Thanks Gabby for something for all of us too. I am looking forward to trying it soon.