[gondramB]

>> To cut down on the calories or lower their sugar intake because of diabetes, Splenda is an excellent replacement.
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Have you tested Splenda in a recipe like this? I do use Splenda and would be pleased to save the calories, but in some recipes, there is no substitute for sugar.<<

I have type 2 diabetes. I've lost 90 pounds at 2 pounds a month. Its a slow process lacking the glamor of a grapefruit diet or eating all protein. I just eat a little less, exercise a little more. I try to never sit for more than 20 minutes without walking around a bit and I take Decembers off, just trying to stay even for the holidays. This is important since it means I get Christmas cookies.

Splenda is great but I can't get the same texture. I've found by using half Splenda I get a much healthier cookie that is company worthy. Splenda a premix just for such occasions.

[metmom]

For most cookie recipes that I get out of cook books, I cut the sugar back to at least a third (not by a third) without hesitation. The cookies are just as good and tend to come out somewhat softer. Not so much sugar to caramelize.

[T'wit]

Thank you for the experienced advice. I can't tell you how much I admire your diet results. That takes a lot of good sense and sticking to it -- more than I usually manage, alas :-)

I got really unhappy with Splenda a few months ago when I read a doctor's report that the stuff DOES have calories. It can be advertised as zero calories under the arcane rules of federal bureaucracy, but it does have a few calories. That made me grumpy, so I went back to Equal for a bit. That made me grumpy about opening too many little blue packets. I'm back to Splenda, calories or not.