The Ultimate Pumpken
October is Fall and Apple Picking and Halloween and Pumpkins. We make our first of many batches of Pumpkin Cookies right about now. Makes many but they go fast.
Pumpkin Cookies – makes 6 dozen
1/2 cup butter
1 1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
1 cup canned pumpkin
1 tsp vanilla
2 1/2 cup flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp cinnamon
1/ cup diced roasted almonds
1 cup chocolate pieces
Cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Beat in egg, pumpkin, and vanilla. Add flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt, nutmeg and cinnamon. Add to creamed mixture and mix well. Add almonds and chocolate pieces and mix well.
Drop by teaspoons onto well greased cookie sheets. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes.
