Low-Fat Pumpkin Cookies

• 2 c. unbleached or all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1/8 tsp. ground cloves
• 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1 c. sugar
• 3/4 c. low-fat margarine (room temperature)
• 2 egg whites, slightly beaten
• 1 c. mashed cooked pumpkin
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1 c. chopped dates (optional)
• Brown Sugar Icing

1. Preheat oven to 350u0b0.
2. Lightly spray a cookie sheet with vegetable spray.
3. In a medium-size bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, cloves and cinnamon.
4. In a large mixing bowl, beat sugar and margarine until light and fluffy.
5. Add egg whites, pumpkin and vanilla.
6. Gradually stir in flour mixture; mix well. Fold in dates.
7. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto prepared cookie sheet. Bake 10 to 12 minutes.
8. Makes 60 cookies; 1 gram of fat per cookie.

unbleached, baking soda, baking powder, ground cloves, ground cinnamon, sugar, lowfat margarine, egg whites, mashed cooked pumpkin, vanilla extract, dates, brown sugar

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=224351 (may not work)