Pumpkin Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Oh my, I made these last night for a dinner party I am having tomorrow night and I am not sure how many will be left by that time!  Sooooooo yummy :)  Everyone needs a sweet treat sometimes and I'm enjoying making my own, which is way healthier (and cheaper!) than buying out somewhere.  I altered the original recipe by using Stevia instead of sugar.

Ingredients

• 6 tbsp canned pure pumpkin
• ¼ cup pure maple syrup
• ½ cup Stevia in the Raw
• ½ whole banana, mashed
• 2 tbsp unsweetened almond milk
• 1½ cups rolled oats
• ½ cup whole wheat pastry flour
• ¼ tbsp pumpkin pie spice
• ¼ tsp baking soda
• ¼ cup raisins

 

Instructions

Makes 12 cookies.

1. Preheat oven to 350F. Grease a cookie sheet or line with wax paper and set aside.
2. In a large bowl, combine pumpkin, maple syrup, Stevia, banana and milk together.
3. In a medium bowl, combine oats, flour, baking soda and pumpkin pie spice together and then transfer it into the wet mixture.
4. Stir a few times then add raisins. Continue to mix until combined. It may look too dry initially, but keep stroking, it will incorporate perfectly.
5. Drop spoonfuls on a greased cookie sheet and bake 10 to 15 minutes, or until firm to the touch and spring-like.