42 Calorie Pumpkin Cookies

Prep time: 5 minutes
Cook time: 15-18 minutes
Yields: About 32 cookies

Ingredients: 

• 1 cup of whole wheat flour
• 1 cup of all purpose flour
• 1 cup of white sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 teaspoons of pumpkin pie spice
• 1/8 teaspoon of sea salt
• 1/2 cup of unsweetened apple sauce
• 1 teaspoon of almond extract (you can use vanilla if you prefer)
• 1 cup of canned pumpkin (not pumpkin pie  mix)
• Cooking spray

Directions: 

1. Preheat oven to 350. Grease a cookie sheet with cooking spray.
2. Cream sugars, applesauce, pumpkin and almond extract together.
3. In another bowl, mix flours, baking soda, baking powder, salt and spice. Once mixed, add to the wet stff. (Yep, that’s what she said).
4. Form little blobs and bake for 15 – 18 minutes, or until browned.
5. Enjoy with cider, a pumpkin spice lattee or on their own!

Nutritional information per cookie: 42 calories, >1 gram of fat, 9 grams of carbs and >1 gram of protein.

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