Kabocha Pumpkin Cookie

Japanese pumpkin, kabocha, is a very popular vegetable in Japan. Kabocha has slightly sweet taste, so it's often used to make desserts. This kabocha cookies are soft and are slightly sweet.
Submitted by --icepaxx 23:37, 30 June 2009 (UTC)

• 1/4 lb. kabocha
  
• 2 Tbsp butter
  
• 3 Tbsp sugar
  
• 1 egg yolk
  
• 2/3 cup flour
  
• 1/4 tsp baking powder
  

1. Cut kabocha into large chunks.
   
2. Steam kabocha in the microwave until softened.
   
3. Peel kabocha and mash in a bowl.
   
4. Mix butter and sugar in another bowl.
   
5. Add mashed kabocha in the bowl.
   
6. Mix well.
   
7. Add an egg yolk and stir well.
   
8. Sift flour and baking powder together.
   
9. Add the flour in the bowl.
   
10. Mix the dough.
    
11. Rest the dough in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
    
12. Preheat the oven to 340 degrees F.
    
13. Flatten the cookie dough on floured board and cut into your favorite shapes.
    
14. Place a cooking sheet in a baking pan and place shaped cookie dough on the sheet.
    
15. Bake cookies in 340F oven for 15-20 minutes.
    

• Makes 16 small cookies or 8 large cookies