'No added sugar' Cookies

I've been making these biscuits for a while, to allow my husband to still have a sweet treat, even though he is diabetic.  Before anyone gets all up in arms about natural sugars being in the raisins etc, these don't spike his blood sugars the way real biscuits do, which is kinda the point...  Also, they're optional!

These are super-easy to make and taste delicious, if slightly cakey.

Ingredients

240g Plain Flour

120g Soft Butter

40g Granulated Sweetener

2 tsp Baking Powder

2 Eggs

Raisins or Chopped Nuts or both (optional)

Method

1    Turn on the oven and heat to 180℃.

2    Put the flour, baking powder and sweetener in a bowl.  Add the butter in small chunks, and the eggs.

3    Gently stir the ingredients together until they just start to form a dough.

4    Now, get in with your hands and form a dough ball.  It should be quite a dry mix.  If you find it's too wet, add a little flour.  If it's too dry, add a splash of milk.

5    If you are adding raisins or nuts, add these now and knead these into your dough until they are well distributed in the dough (but only just - don't work the dough too much).

6    Sprinkle some flour on the work surface, then roll out your dough to be about 0.5cm thick.  It needs to be thin, as it will puff up slightly when baked. (The picture here is about a third of the dough).

7    Use a cookie cutter (or a glass or a mug) to cut out your cookies.  I find this mix usually creates about 30-35 cookies - but it will depend on the size you use.

8    Bake in the oven for about 15-20 minutes until they brown slightly.  See if you can keep your hands off them until they cool down. (We can't!)