Pumpkin cookies: With Option for Sugar free/low fat

[snowberry]

Old Fashioned Pumpkin Cookies

Yield 30 cookies

Preheat oven to 350 and grease large cookie sheet

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1 or 2 tsp ground cinnamon (according to taste)
1 or 2 tsp ground nutmeg (according to taste)
1 tsp ground cloves (I added this because I love cloves)
1/2 cup butter or Smart Balance (reg or light)
1 1/2 cup sugar or Splenda
1 cup pumpkin puree (canned or fresh)
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla

Mix flour, soda, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmet and cloves and set aside

Mix pumpkin, butter or smart balance and sugar or splenda until creamy
Add egg and vanilla and mix well.

Combine flour mixture and sugar mixture until well mixed.

Drop by rounded tablespoons onto greased cookie sheet.

Bake 15-20 minutes. Enjoy. They are delicious.

Nutritional Information for the Splenda/Smart Balance Light version

one cookie
Calories-60
Fat-1.9
saturated fat-0.5
cholesterol-14.1
carbs-9
fiber 0.28
protein 1.6

[hollybow]

sounds yummy with all the spices... but no pumpkin in them?8372

[ChristmasCreek]

sounds yummy with all the spices... but no pumpkin in them?8372

Kinda curious about the same things.

[jollyheather]

sounds yummy with all the spices... but no pumpkin in them?8372

I was thinking the same!
Pumpkin cookies without pumpkin?
But it sure sounds wonderfull.

[kobrinfamily]

Sounds really really good!!!

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[snowberry]

sounds yummy with all the spices... but no pumpkin in them?8372

LOL. oops. Went back and added the cup of pumpkin. Glad you pointed it out.

[buffettchristmas]

LOL. oops. Went back and added the cup of pumpkin. Glad you pointed it out.

if not would they just be regular cookies!? haha, just joking

[hollybow]

thank you for adding the amount... I will give them a try this week-end.. just bought a pumpkin.. I´ll add fresh puree5432

[ChristmasCreek]

Old Fashioned Pumpkin Cookies

Yield 30 cookies

Preheat oven to 350 and grease large cookie sheet

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1 or 2 tsp ground cinnamon (according to taste)
1 or 2 tsp ground nutmeg (according to taste)
1 tsp ground cloves (I added this because I love cloves)
1/2 cup butter or Smart Balance (reg or light)
1 1/2 cup sugar or Splenda
1 cup pumpkin puree (canned or fresh)
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla

Mix flour, soda, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmet and cloves and set aside

Mix pumpkin, butter or smart balance and sugar or splenda until creamy
Add egg and vanilla and mix well.

Combine flour mixture and sugar mixture until well mixed.

Drop by rounded tablespoons onto greased cookie sheet.

Bake 15-20 minutes. Enjoy. They are delicious.

Nutritional Information for the Splenda/Smart Balance Light version

one cookie
Calories-60
Fat-1.9
saturated fat-0.5
cholesterol-14.1
carbs-9
fiber 0.28
protein 1.6

I actually may try this as well. Sounds great!

[hollybow]

I bet the kitchen will smell yummy when you bake them with all the spices...92834