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Weight Loss Recipes - Acorn Squash Cookies

Acorn Squash Cookies
(makes 24 cookies)

Ingredients:
	3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
	1/4 cup margarine, softened
	3/4 cup mashed, cooked acorn squash
	1 egg
	1 1/4 cups whole wheat flour
	1/2 tsp. baking powder
	1/4 tsp. baking soda
	1/2 tsp cinnamon
	1/4 tsp salt
	1/8 tsp. nutmeg
	Lowfat cooking spray
Directions:
1.	Preheat oven to 350º.
2.	Cream sugar and margarine at medium speed until light and fluffy.
3.	Add mashed squash and egg; beat well.
4.	In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, salt and nutmeg. Then add dry ingredients to the squash mixture, mixing well.
5.	Drop dough by heaping tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart onto cookie sheets sprayed with cooking spray.
6.	Bake at 350º for 15-18 minutes. Makes 20-25 cake-like cookies.