Squash Recipe « Squash Cookies

These cookies have a spicy, squash taste. Use any winter squash you like.

Ingredients

• ½ cup butter, softened
• ¾ cup white sugar
• ¾ cup packed brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 ½ cups mashed, cooked butternut squash
• 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 ½ cups chopped pecans
• ¼ teaspoon ground allspice
• 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder

Cooking Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
2. In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugars until fluffy. Beat in the eggs and squash. Sift together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and spices; add to mixture, stirring until well blended. Stir in raisins and nuts. Spoon onto cookie sheets spacing cookies 2 inches apart.
3. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven, until edges are golden.

Nutrition Facts

• calories170.7
• carbohydrateContent24.4 g
• cholesterolContent20.5 mg
• fatContent7.8 g
• fiberContent1.4 g
• proteinContent2.3 g
• saturatedFatContent2.4 g
• sodiumContent150.5 mg
• sugarContent13.7 g