Sugar Free Spice Cookie

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups water
• 1/3 cup shortening
• 1 cup raisins
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 teaspoons liquid artificial sweetener
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 cups all-purpose flour

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a cookie sheet.

In a small saucepan, bring the 11/4 cup of water, raisins, shortening, cinnamon, and nutmeg to a boil. Remove from heat, beat in eggs, one at a time. Dissolve salt, soda, and liquid sweetener into the remaining 2 tablespoons of water; add alternately to the egg mixture, with the flour and baking powder.

Drop cookies by teaspoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheet. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Cool on wire racks.