Healthy Halloween Snacks

The goblins, ghosts, pirates and Bill Clinton's all come knocking door-to-door with their pillowcases (because we all know that that kids with the pillowcases were hardcore candy hunters) for tasty sugar-filled candies on Halloween.

I went on a search for some healthy Halloween treats to counteract the cavity inducing candies that many people consume. At skinnychef.com, I found a great Pumpkin Peanut Butter Cookie recipe, made from whole wheat and molasses, which adds iron and fiber to your diet. Just buy a pumpkin-shaped cookie cutter.

Ingredients:

• 3 1/4 cups whole wheat pastry flour or oat flour

• 2 teaspoons baking soda

• 1/2 teaspoon salt

• 1/2 cup trans-fat free margarine

• 1 cup peanut butter

• 3/4 cup brown sugar

• 2 egg whites

• 1 tablespoon molasses

• 2 teaspoon vanilla

Directions:

• Mix the whole wheat flour, baking soda and salt.
  

• In a separate bowl beat margarine , peanut butter and sugar until well combined. Beat in the egg whites, molasses and vanilla. Stir in the flour mixture.

• Spread dough out onto a piece of wax paper about 18-inches long. Press another sheet of wax paper on top and roll the dough out so that it spans the entire sheet of wax paper. Fold in half.

• Refrigerate about 1 hour until firm. Preheat oven to 350°F. Coat 2 large cookie sheets with non-stick spray. Peel back one of the sheets of wax paper. Dip the cookie cutter into the remaining flour and cut out your shapes. Transfer to baking sheets.

• Bake 9-10 minutes until the pumpkins are firm to the touch.
  

Check out another SkinnyChef recipe, Coco Bat Cookies , if you want another tasty Halloween treat.