Cream Cheese Diabetic Cookies Valentine's Day

1 cup butter, softened
1 8 oz. pkg. cream cheese, softened
2 cups flour
1 cup Sugar substitute (for baking)
1/4 tsp. salt
Dried fruit

Mix first four ingredients. Refrigerate.

Roll out on a lightly floured work surface and cut into small circles.

Wash and dry fruit (apricots, dates, peaches, or prunes, etc. may be used). Fruits may be soaked in alcohol for 30 minutes to rehydrate and sterilize them.

Place one apricot half on top of circle of dough on top. Seal around the edges.

Bake at 350°F for 10 minutes or until golden brown. Cookies freeze well.

Note: For calories per cookie, divide 3528 by the number of cookies made.

Sugar Free Cream Cheese Frosting

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Total Time: 5 minutes

Ingredients:

• 8 oz package cream cheese
• liquid sucralose equivalent to about 2/3 cup of sugar (or to taste)
• 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 - 3/4 teaspoon caramel flavoring
• 2 tablespoons water

Preparation:

Using a mixer, combine all ingredients and beat until smooth.

For a spread, don't add any water. I use about half the sweetener of frosting when making a spread.

Variations: Try using maple flavoring, or basically any kinds you want!

Nutritional Information: Two tablespoons of spread, or one of eight servings of frosting has less than 1 gram effective carbohydrate plus 2 grams protein, and 89 calories. For one of nine servings of frosting, it's still less than a gram of carbohydrate, 2 grams protein, and 100 calories.