Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

This Pumpkin Cookie Recipe from Mouthwatering Foods is a healthier way to splurge!

Ingredients:

1/2 cup pumpkin
1 flax "egg" or 1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
1 tbsp maple syrup
1/4 cup raisin puree (can replace with more maple syrup or honey)
1 1/4 cup rolled oats
3/4 cup oat flour (grind oats in a blender or food processor until they form a fine flour)
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp ginger
1/4 tsp cloves
1/2 cup chocolate chips
 

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350F.
2. In a small bowl, mix together first 5 ingredients.
3. In another large bowl, combine remaining ingredients.
4. Mix wet ingredients into dry until a thick dough forms.
5. Form dough into cookie shapes on a silpat or parchment paper lined baking sheet.
6. Bake 10 minutes.
7. Let cool for 3 minutes on baking sheet before moving to a cooling rack to cool completely.  

 

Yields:
16 cookies