Recipe: Pumpkin Spice Cookies (using egg whites)

PUMPKIN SPICE COOKIES

1 cup pumpkin puree (not sweetened)
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup margarine
2 egg whites, lightly beaten
2 cups flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
3 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground nutmeg
1/2 tsp ground ginger

Preheat oven at 350 degrees F. Prepare baking sheet with cooking spray.

In a mixing bowl combine pumpkin, sugar, margarine and egg whites.

In another mixing bowl combine remaining dry ingredients. Mix wet ingredients with dry ingredients just until moistened. Drop by teaspoonfuls on prepared cookie sheets, 1-inch apart.

Bake for 15 minutes or until firm to the touch.

Makes 36 cookies