Pumpkin Cookies

Pumpkin Cookies


Suddenly I've become addicted to pumpkin and want to try out a whole range of goodies with it. This is just the second of the long list. Be prepared for some more. In the meantime, enjoy these cookies. It's very simple and quick to make. If you are storing it for more than a couple of days, heat it before eating. It tends to get a little soggy when stored for long. Microwave for 10 seconds to enjoy its crispy exterior. I enjoy it with my evening cup of tea or as an in-between sometimes.

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Ingredients
Wholewheat flour - 1 cup
Jaggery powder-  ¾ cup

Pumpkin puree – ½ cup

Butter(frozen) – 25 gms

Egg – 1

Cinnamon powder – 1 tsp

Ginger powder – ½ tsp

Baking powder-  1 tsp

Baking soda - ½  tsp

Vanilla essence – ½ tsp

Salt - pinch

Chocolate chips – 2 tbsp

Method

Mix all the dry ingredients well

Add butter and mix to form a crumbly mixture

Beat the egg

Add to the dry mixture

Mix well to form soft dough

Take small balls of the dough and shape into cookies with your hands

Bake for about 35 mins in an oven preheated to 170 degrees C till they are done

They will be crisp on the outside 

Keep an eye on them to male sure they don’t burn

Let it cool in the oven

Pumpkin Puree 

Pumpkin – 250 gms

Clean, wash and cut into 4 pieces

Steam till they become soft

Remove the pulp and puree in a mixie

You can freeze it and use it whenever required

Health Benefits of pumpkin

One of the very low calorie vegetables

Has high level of vitamin A

Also rich in vitamins C and E

Excellent source of antioxidants like Zea-xanthin which offers protection from "age-related macular diseases

Good source of B-complex group of vitamins