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Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Acorn Squash Cookies

(makes 24 cookies)

Weight Loss Recipes : Acorn Squash CookiesIngredients:

  • ¾ cup firmly packed brown sugar


  • ¼ cup margarine, softened


  • 1 egg


  • ¾ cup mashed, cooked acorn squash


  • 1¼ cups whole wheat flour


  • ¼ teaspoon baking soda


  • ½ teaspoon baking powder


  • ¼ teaspoon salt


  • ⅛ teaspoon nutmeg


  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon


  • Low-fat cooking spray


Preparation:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.


  • Cream sugar and margarine at medium speed until light and fluffy. Add egg and mashed squash; beat well.


  • In a medium-sized bowl, combine baking powder, whole wheat flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt, then add dry ingredients to the squash mixture, mixing well.


  • Drop dough by heaping tablespoonfuls 2-inches apart onto cookie sheets sprayed with low-fat cooking spray.


  • Bake at 350ºF for 15-18 minutes.


  • Makes 20-25 cake-like cookies.


Make 24 Servings:

Weight loss recipes Amount Per Serving (1 cookie (28 g)): 101 Calories, 1 g Protein, 12 g carbohydrates, 1 g Dietary Fiber, 6 g fat, 1 g saturated fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 118 mg sodium