Anzacs (cookies)
these healthy cookies are really good!

from Willow Stream The Spa, Arizona
from Self Dishes magazine

supposed to make about 4 doz.
preheat oven to 300

mix in large bowl:
1 & 1/2 c. rolled oats
1 c. + 1 TBSP whole wheat flour
2/3 c. Sucanat organic sugar (health food stores) or brown sugar???
1 & 1/4 c. sweet shredded coconut
1/4 tsp. salt (optional, but i added)

melt in small saucepan:
3/4 c. soybean margarine (health food store) or healthy margarine combination
3 TBSP maple syrup

mix together in another small bowl:
3 TBSP water, boiling
1 tsp. baking soda

mix wet w/ dry ingredients.
form small balls with hands, place on nonstick baking sheet.
bake about 15 min or until golden brown.

ginger molasses cookies & pumpkin dip

i've posted our family's amazing ginger molasses cookies before--the perfect combination of crunchy, chewy, soft, salty, spicy, & sweet. my absolute fave in the fall. the next best thing to chocolate!

ginger molasses cookies:

cream:
1 1/2 c. crisco

2 c. sugar

add:
2 eggs
1/2 c. molasses

mix & add:
4 c. flour
2 t. salt
4 t. b. soda
2 t. ginger
2 t. cinnamon
1/2 t. cloves

shape in balls, roll in white sugar, bake at 375.
i like to let them stay kind of puffy and not flatten out too much.
always seem to taste better the next day!

Elin's Pumpkin Dip
[great with gingersnap cookies!]

• 1/2 big can of pumpkin
• 8 oz. of cream cheese
• 1 c. powdered sugar
• cinnamon
• ginger

Beat cream cheese until smooth. Add in p. sugar, then pumpkin & spices to taste.
[An attractive way to serve this is to carve out a small pumpkin and place the dip inside it. Serve on a festive plate with the pumpkin in the middle and the gingersnaps around it.]

Happy T Day!