Acorn Squash Cookies

(makes 24 cookies)

Ingredients:

• 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