Pumpkin Raisin Cookies

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, margarine, shortening
1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 cup canned pumpkin puree
2 cups flour
1 tbsp baking soda
1 tbsp cinnamon
1 tsp clover
1 tsp ginger
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1 1/2 cup raisins

Directions

1.Preheat oven to 175C. Grease cookie sheets with non-stick cooking spray.

2. In a stand mixer or mixing bowl, combine the butter, brown sugar, eggs and canned pumpkin puree. Once smooth, add the flour, soda, cinnamon, clover, nutmeg and ginger. Stir until dough forms. Fold in the raisins.

3. Spoon batter onto greased cookie sheets. Bake in a preheated oven for 9-11 minutes. Let cool on cooling rack before serving.






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Basic Sugar Cookies

Makes 60 cookies (depending on the size of the cookie cutters).

Ingredients
1 1/2 cups butter, softened
2 cups white sugar
4 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
5 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt

Directions
1.In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Stir in the flour, baking powder, and salt. Cover, and chill dough for at least one hour (or overnight).

2.Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Roll out dough on floured surface 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick. Cut into shapes with any cookie cutter. Place cookies 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.

3.Bake 6 to 8 minutes in preheated oven. Cool completely.




Nutritional Information Per Serving
Calories: 109
Total Fat: 5g
Cholesterol: 26mg

Good-For-You Strawberries & Cream

This recipe is super easy for children and very healthy.



Ingredients
Strawberries (washed and sliced - For very small children, the slicing can be done in advance by mom or dad)
Non-fat vanilla yogurt
1 tsp. sweetener (optional)

Place the washed and sliced strawberries into a bowl and pour the non-fat vanilla yogurt over them. (Optionally, for added sweetness, sprinkle the teaspoon of sweetener over the strawberries before pouring the yogurt.)

Serve.