Gluten Free Diabetic Cookie dough

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So,
I have some friends who have definite dietary issues, and its Christmas.
Everyone should have some treats.

 Going by dough taste alone, this is going to be a yummy cookie!

In a large bowl beat together well:

 5 eggs
2 cups stevia (approx. $7)
1 cup unsalted butter
3 tbsp. vanilla

Add:

 4 tsp baking powder
4 cups 1 to 1 gluten free flour (approx. $7)

 Mix these items and divide into 3 smaller bowls.

 Lemon Batch
1) add 1/4 cup lemon juice
     and some lemon zest if you have it
     add yellow food colouring (optional)
     to the 1st bowl of dough

Peanut butter chocolate
2) add 3/4 cup peanut butter
    and 20 dark chocolate merkins crushed to small pieces
    to 2nd bowl of dough

Cherry Chip
3) take a handful of cherries and dice finely
     to 3rd bowl of dough

Refrigerate dough in airtight bags or containers.

 Preheat oven to 350
  • Roll the dough into balls
  • then roll dough balls in powdered sugar coating completely
  • place on parchment lined cookie sheets about 2" apart
  • bake for 8 to 12 minutes when tops look crinkly
  • cool briefly on the cookie sheet then remove to a cooling rack
"Bon Appetit!"

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