Jumbo Fruited Oatmeal Cookies

Ingredients

 * ¾ cup butter, softened
 * 3 eggs
 * ¾ cup apple juice, concentrate
 * 1½ tsp vanilla
 * 1½ cups flour
 * 1½ cups oats
 * ½ tsp baking soda
 * ½ tsp salt
 * ½ tsp cinnamon, ground
 * ½ tsp allspice, ground
 * 6 oz mixed dried fruit
 * ½ cup nuts, chopped

Directions

 * 1) Chop fruit.
 * 2) Preheat oven to 350°F.
 * 3) Beat butter in large bowl until creamy.
 * 4) Blend in eggs, apple juice concentrate, and vanilla.
 * 5) Add flour, oats, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and allspice; mix well.
 * 6) Stir in dried fruit and nuts.
 * 7) Drop scant ¼ cupfuls of dough, 3" apart, onto lightly greased cookie sheets; flatten slightly.
 * 8) Bake 12 – 14 minutes, until edges are lightly browned.
 * 9) Cool 1 minute on cookie sheets, then transfer to wire racks to cool completely.
 * 10) Store in tightly covered container.

Nutritional information
per cookie:
 * 209 calories, 4 gm protein, 24 gm carbohydrate, 11 gm fat, 32% of calories from fat, 56 mg cholesterol, 239 mg sodium
 * Diabetic exchanges: 1 starch/bread, 2¼ fat, ½ fruit.