Healthy Recipes

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BREAKFAST PUMPKIN COOKIES

(Galletas de Calabaza para el Desayuno)

This recipe is a good source of vitamin A, which keeps eyes and skin healthy. Ingredients
1 3/4 cups cooked, pureed pumpkin (15 ounce can) 1 1/2 cups brown sugar 2 eggs 1/2 cup vegetable oil 1 1/2 cups flour 1 1/4 cups whole wheat flour 1 tablespoon baking powder 2 teaspoons cinnamon 1 teaspoon nutmeg 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger 1 cup raisins 1 cup walnuts or hazelnuts, chopped

Directions
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Mix pumpkin, brown sugar, eggs, and oil thoroughly. Blend dry ingredients and add to pumpkin mixture. Add raisins and nuts. Drop by teaspoonfuls on greased cookie sheet, 1 inch apart. Gently flatten each cookie (use a spoon, bottom of glass, or palm of your hand). 7. Bake 10-12 minutes until golden brown.

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Source: Oregon State University Extension Service. For more recipes and other resources on eating well for less, visit the OSU web site at http://www.healthyrecipes.oregonstate.edu.
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