Pumpkin spice lattes, pumpkin pie, pumpkin donuts, pumpkin coffee… pumpkin spice is here! I have made these cookies multiple times, I even served them on TV for a healthy halloweensegment! They are a nice mix between a cookie & a donut. Sweet, fluffy & rich in pumpkin flavor! 
Fall weather in Georgia isn’t quite the same as it was up north! As much as I love the fact we can still be wearing short sleeve shorts, I miss the fall leaves changing! Lately we’ve been going to the nearby park, and she is loving exploring! Bella is a walking, talking charmer who makes friends everywhere she goes! I think I’ll keep taking advantage of the georgia gall weather while I can!
Sifting your whole wheat flour can help the bread rise better. I am notorious for trying to make recipes extra healthy, and a lot of times those don’t work out. Once I started sifting my whole wheat flour, my breads & baked goods started to rise again! For a whole explanation of why this process helps, read more here.
Ingredients:
- 2 1/2 cups whole wheat flour, sifted
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 3 Tbs pumpkin pie spice (or make your own like I did below)
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/3 cup honey or pure maple syrup + 1 Tbs
- 1/2 cup olive oil or melted coconut oil
- 1 cup canned pumpkin
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Glaze ingredients
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
- 2 Tbs milk (I used almond milk)
Pumpkin Pie Spice Mix
- 2 Tbs ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp all spice
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp ground cloves
- 1/4 tsp ground ginger
Instructions
- Mix wet ingredients in one bowl: pumpkin, egg, honey, oil, vanilla.
- Combine dry ingredients in another bowl and mix well: flour, baking powder, baking soda, spices and salt.
- Combine both ingredients and mix well.
- Spoon small cookies onto greased cookie sheet. This recipe makes approximately 30 cookies.
- Bake at 350 for 12 minutes.
- While cooking, mix your glaze with a whisk. Once you remove munchkins from the over, lightly coat the treats with the glaze.
- The glaze is optional, but just that little bit of glaze makes the cookies extra delicious!
- Let cool. Enjoy!
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