"42 calorie" pumpkin cookies

MrsBailey149
MrsBailey149 Posts: 248 Member
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My mother found a "42 calorie pumpkin cookie" recipe online. She made them and added a few things (chocolate chips and cream cheese frosting, lol), and they turned out super yummy. However, they ended up being 77 calories. BUT, with some adjustments, I'm going to make these again but at 44 calories. Both recipes below.

Original recipe:

1 C. whole wheat flour
1 C. all purpose flour
1 C. sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp pumpkin spice
1/8 tsp sea salt
1/2 C. unsweetened apple sauce
1 tsp almond or vanilla extract
1 cup canned pumpkin

My mother's additions: 1/2 c. mini chocolate chips and some warmed cream cheese frosting drizzled on top (about 6 Tbs total)

Made 36 small cookies at 77 a piece.


My alterations for next time:

use stevia instead of sugar and cut out the frosting (but keep the chocolate chips). This would make each cookie 44 calories :)

I think I'll go eat one now.

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  • kwantlen2051
    kwantlen2051 Posts: 455 Member
    Thanks for sharing. what temperature and for how long?
  • Jelly_Roll_Patrol
    Jelly_Roll_Patrol Posts: 30 Member
    bumping for awesomeness!
  • MrsBailey149
    MrsBailey149 Posts: 248 Member
    OOPS...forgot the directions...

    preheat to 350. Grease a cookie sheet with cooking spray

    cream sugars, applesauce, pumpkin and almond extract together

    In another bowl, mix flours, baking soda, baking powder, salt and spice. Once mixed add to the wet stuff

    form little blobs and bake for 15-18 minutes or until browned.


    They are GOOD! However, as I'm eating them again this morning, I'm wondering if more apple sauce would make them slightly less dry.
  • potatogirl741
    potatogirl741 Posts: 64 Member
    Bump
  • bkelley32148
    bkelley32148 Posts: 279 Member
    These sound amazing! Thank you for sharing.
  • UncleKennyinPNS
    UncleKennyinPNS Posts: 6 Member
    Yeh, you got people everywhere making pummpkin cookies!

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