Sugarless Health Cookies

1/2 cup dates, pitted and chopped

1 cup water

1/4 cup vegetable oil

2 eggs, beaten

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 tablespoon aspartame sweetener

1 cup all-purpose flour

1 cup rolled oats

DIRECTIONS

1. In a small pan mix together raisins, dates, and water. Bring to a boil for 3 minutes, then cool. In a medium bowl, stir together oil, eggs, vanilla, artificial sweetener, flour, baking soda, and oats. Add the boiled mixture to this, stir, and refrigerate overnight.

2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

3. Drop cookies from a teaspoon onto a cookie sheet and bake for 10 minutes in the preheated oven.