Healthy Halloween Pumpkin Cookies

Halloween is one of those times when the kids tend to overdose on sugary sweets and candy.

We need to protect them from diabetes, obesity and heart disease,

which are are on the rise among children.

So let's give them a healthy alternative to all that candy!

Health Benefits

Just in case if you don’t know, spices, like ginger and cinnamon boost the immune system helping to fight against colds and flu.

Dark molasses are a great substitute for sugar as well as a good source of iron and B vitamins.

As for raisins, they can protect our oral, dental and bone health, be helpful for our vision and beneficial if you have constipation,weight gain or anemia.

Ingredients:

170ml whole-wheat bread flour

170ml cake flour

5ml baking powder

2.5ml bicarbonate of soda

2.5ml salt

5ml ground cinnamon

2.5ml ground ginger

1ml allspice

1ml grated nutmeg

180ml cooked pumpkin or butternut, pureed

180ml light brown sugar

2 large eggs

60ml canola oil

60ml dark molasses

1 cup raisins

Method:

Preheat oven to 350°F. Coat 3 baking sheets with cooking spray.

Blend whole-wheat flour, all-purpose flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, allspice and nutmeg in a large bowl.

Whisk pumpkin, brown sugar, oil and molasses in a second bowl until well combined.

Stir the wet ingredients and raisins into the dry ingredients until no traces of dry ingredients remain.

Drop the batter by level tablespoonfuls onto the prepared baking sheets, spacing the cookies 1-2 inches apart.

Bake the cookies until firm to the touch and lightly golden on top, 10 to 12 minutes, switching the pans back to front and top to bottom halfway through. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool.