Iced Pumpkin Cookies

  • 1 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp. baking powder
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 2 tsp. ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 tsp. ground cloves
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1/2 cup nonfat plain Greek yogurt
  • 1 1/2 cups Stevia in the Raw (or 1 1/2 cups sugar)
  • 1 cup canned pumpkin puree
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract

Glaze
  • 2 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 3 Tbsp milk
  • 1 Tbsp melted light butter
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.  Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, ground cloves and salt; set aside.  In a medium bowl, combine 1/2 cup yogurt and Stevia (or sugar).  Add pumpkin, egg, and 1 tsp. vanilla to yogurt mixture, and mix until creamy.  Mix in dry ingredients.  Drop on cookie sheet by tablespoonfuls; flatten slightly.

Bake for 15 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven.  Cool cookies, then drizzle glaze with fork.  To make the glaze, combine confectioners' sugar, milk, melted butter and 1 tsp. vanilla.  Add milk as needed to achieve drizzling consistency.  Enjoy!