Healthy Pumpkin Spice Cookie Recipe
Pumpkin :: Photo caption: Teo CC BY-SA 2.0
Fall is definitely in the air, and pumpkins are everywhere these days. The taste of pumpkin, cinnamon and allspice make me think of autumn and cooler days.
I was in search of a good pumpkin cookie recipe and I came across this one at the Natural Papa blog. It’s wholesome and uses healthy, fresh ingredients. The smell when these cookies are in the oven will have the neighbors knocking on your door.
Ridiculously Good Pumpkin Spice Cookies
Preheat oven to 325°F
Ingredients (all organic, yes?):
* 1 cup cooked pumpkin (cut in half, scoop out seeds, place cut side down on baking sheet and bake at 350 until soft. Peel and mash or blend the pumpkin.)
* 1/2 cup coconut oil (or butter, or even olive oil)
* 3/4 cup unrefined sugar (or maple syrup or honey)
* Egg replacer equivalent for 2 eggs
* 2 cups whole wheat flour
* 2 tsp baking powder
* 1/4 tsp sea salt
* 1/4 tsp baking soda
* 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
* 1/4 tsp ground cloves
* 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
Mix all of the ingredients together, adjust spices to your taste, and chill in the refrigerator for 1 hour. Drop by the spoonful onto greased cookie sheets and bake for 8 to 10 minutes.
Try substituting sweet potatoes or butternut squash (or any winter squash) for the pumpkin for a different taste, put them in muffin tins, or bake in a loaf pan.
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