Ingredients: |
Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups canned pumpkin
1 1/2 cups Stevia In The Raw
1/2 cup brown sugar (see note below)
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
1 banana, mashed, or 2 “eggs” made with Ener-G Egg Replacer, or 2 eggs
3 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 1/2 cups wheat flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
3 teaspoons ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons ground nutmeg
2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
2 teaspoons ground ginger
2 teaspoons salt or salt substitute
1 – 2 cups dairy-free semi-sweet chocolate chips (or any semi-sweet chocolate chips, if you’re not vegan) OR 1 – 2 cups raisins OR use half raisins and half chocolate chips
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Directions: |
Directions:If you’re using raisins, it’s helpful to toss them with a few pinches of flour (and a pinch of cinnamon, if you’re fancy) before you add them to the dough. This keeps them from sticking and clumping together, and you can work them in evenly. I use this little trick any time I’m baking with dried fruit.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease or put a silicon liner on a cookie sheet and set it aside.
In a large bowl, use a mixer to combine the pumpkin, Stevia In The Raw, brown sugar, oils, applesauce, and banana (or “eggs,” or eggs). Stir in the vanilla.
Whisk together all the dry ingredients except the chips/raisins in a medium bowl, and gradually stir the mixture into the wet ingredients. Work in the chips/raisins – the dough is stiff, so I use my hands to sort of knead them in. Drop the dough by rounded teaspoons or big ol’ scoops onto the cookie sheet, and bake for 12-15 minutes or until the cookies are lightly browned. Repeat as necessary.
Note: if you want to make these cookies with no added sugar, omit the brown sugar and add another 1/2 cup of Stevia In The Raw. They won’t be quite as moist and tender, but they’ll still be delicious. You’ll also probably want to forgo the chocolate chips and reduce the raisins to one cup, or not include them at all. I’ve made these totally plain and sugar free, and they were still addictive. |
This recipe for Soft and Spicy Pumpkin Cookies With Chocolate Chips or Raisins (or both) is from