Spiced Pumpkin Cookies

From EatingWell: The EatingWell Diabetes Cookbook (2005)

The deep flavors of molasses, cinnamon, ginger, allspice and nutmeg make these wholesome pumpkin cookies delicious without the addition of butter—and they lend themselves beautifully to the inclusion of whole-wheat flour. They are also the perfect texture for a sandwich cookie—fill them with a slightly sweetened cream cheese frosting.

READER'S COMMENT:

"I like the flavor of these, and they're pretty easy to make. I decided to just double the recipe since I thought it would use up one can of pumpkin. The final result reminds me of a muffin top. Top of the muffin to you! "

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27 Reviews for Spiced Pumpkin Cookies

04/03/2013

Anonymous

Thin batter

Other than using slightly less than 1/4 cup fancy molasses, I made this as written. The batter would have spread out on the cookie sheets, so I put it in a 9x13 inch greased pan and baked it for a half hour. Tasty cake.

Pros: fine as cake

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12/19/2012

Anonymous

Recommends this recipe

Cake like Cookie. Yum!

I will definitely be making these again. Didn't have molasses on hand so substituted honey which was totally fine. Also, used dark chocolate chunks instead of raisins. Had a cake like consistency and wasn't super sweet. Next time will try cranberries and add some ground flax seed!

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10/20/2012

Anonymous

Recommends this recipe

Amazing!!

They are super super moist, fluffy, and taste fantastic. Next time I will try and make them as a bundt cake, because they had the perfect bread/cake consistency for it.

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09/12/2012

Anonymous

Good, but not a cookie

As others have stated, this is not really a cookie, it's more of a muffin/quick bread type of treat. I made exactly as written. They are fairly sweet, could probably cut down on the sugar a bit. I also added walnuts to the last of the batter and I thought it greatly improved the flavor and texture. Not sure I'll make again since they are not the texture that I want in a cookie. My boyfriend likened them to a Little Debbie-style snack and was surprised that they were a healthier alternative.

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11/13/2011

Anonymous

strong molasses flavor

As has been stated in other reviews, these are more cake-like than cookie. I loved the soft texture. The only thing I didn't care for was the molasses/pumpkin flavor combination. Nobody else in the house did either, so we threw them away. I will have to adjust the recipe and try them again someday.

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