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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | + | Pumpkin cookies <ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/Pumpkin-Drop-Cookies-2 |title= Country Woman Christmas|year=2005|pages=44|publisher=Taste of Home|work=}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Benoit|first=Madame |title=Cooks at Home |year=1987|publisher=Les Éditions Héritage Inc.|isbn=2762558972|pages=228}}</ref> are a tasty Halloween treat. | |
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== Ingredients == | == Ingredients == | ||
| − | * 1 | + | * 1/2 cup lard (optional: bacon fat) |
| − | * | + | * 1 1/4 cups dark brown sugar |
| − | * 2 | + | * 2 eggs |
| − | * 1 | + | * 1 tsp vanilla |
| − | * 1 | + | * 1 1/2 cups pumpkin purée |
| − | * 2 | + | * 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour |
| − | * | + | * 4 tsp baking powder |
| − | * 1 | + | * 1/2 tsp salt |
| − | * | + | * 1/2 tsp cinnamon |
| + | * 1/2 tsp nutmeg | ||
| + | * 1 cup chopped nuts | ||
| + | * 1 cup seedless raisins (optional) | ||
== Directions == | == Directions == | ||
| − | + | Cream the lard with sugar. Then combine with; eggs and vanilla. Beat for a creamy light consistency. Mix in purée. | |
| − | + | Combine dry ingredients; flour, baking powder, salt and spices. Fold in the creamed mixture until a consistent texture is formed, then add the nuts and (optional) raisins. | |
| − | + | Grease a baking sheet, and spoon teaspoon sized drops onto it. Bake for ~15 minutes, or until lightly browned in a 375 degree F oven. | |
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Diabetic-Friendly Recipes]] | [[Category:Diabetic-Friendly Recipes]] | ||
[[Category:Low-fat Recipes]] | [[Category:Low-fat Recipes]] | ||
Revision as of 12:22, 12 April 2012
Description
Pumpkin cookies [1][2] are a tasty Halloween treat.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup lard (optional: bacon fat)
- 1 1/4 cups dark brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 1/2 cups pumpkin purée
- 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 4 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- 1 cup chopped nuts
- 1 cup seedless raisins (optional)
Directions
Cream the lard with sugar. Then combine with; eggs and vanilla. Beat for a creamy light consistency. Mix in purée. Combine dry ingredients; flour, baking powder, salt and spices. Fold in the creamed mixture until a consistent texture is formed, then add the nuts and (optional) raisins. Grease a baking sheet, and spoon teaspoon sized drops onto it. Bake for ~15 minutes, or until lightly browned in a 375 degree F oven.
References
- ↑ Country Woman Christmas. Taste of Home. 2005. pp. 44. http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/Pumpkin-Drop-Cookies-2.
- ↑ Benoit, Madame (1987). Cooks at Home. Les Éditions Héritage Inc.. pp. 228. ISBN 2762558972.
