Harvest Squash Chocolate Chip Cakey Cookies

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 3/4 cup maple syrup
• 1 cup butternut squash puree (I roasted chunks of butternut squash tossed with some sugar in the oven and pureed them)
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups white whole wheat flour/whole wheat pastry flour/all purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup semi sweet or dark chocolate chips
• 1 cup almonds (or the nut of your choice), toasted and chopped
• 1 cup melted chocolate (optional)...for dipping or drizzling

1. Preheat oven to 375F
2. In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and maple syrup till smooth and fluffy. Add squash puree, egg, vanilla, and mix until blended.
3. Sift together flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in another bowl. Add to wet ingredients and stir to combine all ingredients. It will be a soft batter.
4. Stir in the chocolate chips and chopped almonds.
5. Drop by small ice cream scoop (generous tablespoon) onto a baking sheet lined with parchment or a silicone sheet. Bake for 10-15 minutes, until toothpick comes out almost clean.
6. Cool. Drizzle or dip in additional melted chocolate if you'd like.

butter, maple syrup, butternut squash puree, egg, vanilla, whole wheat flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, salt, semi sweet, almonds, chocolate

Taken from food52.com/recipes/7283-harvest-squash-chocolate-chip-cakey-cookies (may not work)