Spiced Pumpkin Cookies
Why I Love This Recipe
I had one cup of pumpkin left and wanted to use it up. I came up with these yummy cake-like cookies. My family REALLY loves them with chocolate chips, but I'd like them better with raisins. You decide what would go over better in your house!
Ingredients You'll Need
1 C pumpkin, mashed smooth
1/2 C white sugar
1/2 C brown sugar
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 egg
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
3/4 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp ginger
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp cloves
1/2 tsp salt
1 TBLS vanilla extract
1 C semisweet chocolate chips or raisins
1/2 C chopped nuts (optional)
Preheat oven to 350F.
In a large bowl, combine pumpkin, sugar, vegetable oil, vanilla and egg.
In a separate bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cloves and salt.
Add flour mixture to pumpkin mixture and mix well.
Stir in chocolate chips or raisins and nuts if you want them.
Drop by spoonful ontp parchment lined or greased cookie sheet.
Bake at 350F for approximately 10 minutes or until lightly brown and firm.
Directions
Preheat oven to 350F.
In a large bowl, combine pumpkin, sugar, vegetable oil, vanilla and egg.
In a separate bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cloves and salt.
Add flour mixture to pumpkin mixture and mix well.
Stir in chocolate chips or raisins and nuts if you want them.
Drop by spoonful ontp parchment lined or greased cookie sheet.
Bake at 350F for approximately 10 minutes or until lightly brown and firm.
