SPOOKY COOKIES 
1 3/4 c. whole wheat flour
1 c. all-purpose flour
1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 c. butter
1 c. packed brown sugar
1 egg
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/2 c. dairy sour cream
3 oz. yellow or red clear hard candy, finely crushed

Combine flours, spice, baking soda and 1/4 teaspoon salt. In bowl beat butter on medium speed 30 seconds or still softened. Add sugar; beat until fluffy. Add egg and vanilla; beat well. Add flour mixture and sour cream alternately, beating well after each addition. Halve dough. Cover; chill 2 hours or until easy to handle.

On a lightly floured surface roll half of the dough 1/8 inch thick. Cut out cookies with a 6 inch pumpkin cutter or use a knife to cut out 6 inch pumpkin shapes. Place on foil-lined cookie sheets. Using hors d'oeuvre cutters or shape knife, cut out eyes, mouths or noses. Use dough scraps to make noses or eyebrows; attach. With knife, make stem and vein marks in cookies. Spoon enough candy into each cut out to fill hole (to emphasize eyes, teeth, etc.). Repeat with remaining dough; reroll as necessary.

Bake in a 350 degree oven for 6-8 minutes or until very light brown around edges. Cool on baking sheet 10 minutes. Peel off foil; cool. Store in airtight container. Makes about 10 large cookies at 346 calories each.

 

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