Great Pumpkin Cookies

INGREDIENTS:

2 c. flour
1 c. quick or old fashioned oats
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. butter, softened
1 c. brown sugar
1 egg
1 c. sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. canned pumpkin
1 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine flour, oats, soda, cinnamon, salt. Cream butter; gradually add sugars, beating until fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla; mix well. Alternate adding dry ingredients and pumpkin. Stir in morsels. Bake on lightly greased cookie sheets for 15 to 20 minutes until lightly browned. Can be decorated with icing like pumpkins.

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

INGREDIENTS:

1 c. butter
2 c. sugar
2 c. pumpkin
2 tsp. vanilla
2 tsp. cinnamon
2 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
4 c. flour
12 oz. mini chocolate chips

DIRECTIONS:

Cream butter and sugar. Add pumpkin and vanilla. Blend well. Stir in remaining ingredients. Drop onto greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes.

Pumpkin Cookies

INGREDIENTS:

1 1/2 c. packed brown sugar
1/2 c. oil
2 eggs
1 3/4 c. canned pumpkin
2 3/4 c. flour
1 tbsp. baking powder
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. ginger
1 c. raisins; optional
1 c. chopped pecans; optional

DIRECTIONS:

Mix sugar, oil, eggs, and pumpkin thoroughly. Blend flour, baking powder and spices. Add dry ingredients to pumpkin mixture, stir until well blended. Add nuts and raisins. Drop batter by teaspoonfuls into ungreased cookie sheet.

Bake at 350 degrees for 12-15 minutes, until lightly browned. Makes about 6 dozen cookies.

Pumpkin Cookies

INGREDIENTS:

1 c. butter
1 c. packed light brown sugar
1 c. canned pumpkin
1 egg
2 c. all-purpose flour, divided
1 1/2 c. golden raisins
2 tsp. grated orange peel
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
Frosting (follows)

DIRECTIONS:

Can substitute with 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and allspice.

Cream butter in large mixing bowl; gradually add sugar and mix until blended. Beat in pumpkin and egg. Mix 1/4 cup flour with raisins and orange peel.

Combine remaining flour, baking powder, pumpkin pie spice, soda and salt. Gradually beat dry ingredients into creamed mixture. Stir in raisin mixture. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto greased cookie sheets. Bake at 350 degrees for 12-15 minutes. Cool on wire racks; frost.

FROSTING:

Beat the following ingredients together until smooth: 2 c. powdered sugar 1/4 c. orange juice.

Gradually beat in up to 1 1/2 cups more powdered sugar, as needed, to get a smooth spreading consistency.

NOTE: Add more flour when using fresh (home grown) cooked pumpkin.

Pumpkin Cookies

INGREDIENTS AND DIRECTIONS:

1 c. sugar
1 c. butter
1 egg
1 c. canned pumpkin
2 c. sifted flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 c. walnuts (optional)

First cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Second beat in egg. Next stir in pumpkin into the butter, sugar and egg mixture. Then sift together dry ingredients and blend into pumpkin mixture. Drop teaspoons onto greased cookie sheets. Bake at 375 degrees for 12-15 minutes. When cookies cool, top with Orange Frosting.

ORANGE FROSTING:

1 c. powdered sugar
1 tbsp. butter
1 tbsp. orange juice

Blend 1 cup powdered sugar with 1 tablespoon butter, then add 1 tablespoon orange juice

Grandma’s Chocolate Chip-Oatmeal Cookies

INGREDIENTS:

1 c. shortening
3/4 c. brown sugar
3/4 c. white sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 c. flour
2 c. oatmeal
12 oz. pkg. semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 c. chopped nuts (opt.)

DIRECTIONS:

Beat first 7 ingredients in mixer until creamy. Add flour and beat at low speed. Stir in by hand oatmeal, chocolate chips and nuts. Drop by spoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes. Makes about 6 dozen.

Ground Raisin Oatmeal Cookies

INGREDIENTS:

1 c. Crisco
1 c. white sugar
1 c. brown sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
2 eggs
2 c. flour
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp. baking powder
Dash of salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
2 c. oatmeal (ground)
1 c. raisins (ground)

DIRECTIONS:

Cream shortening and sugars, add eggs and vanilla, mix well. Add flour, soda, baking powder, salt and cinnamon. Mix. Shape into balls, do not press down, these cookie tops will crack. I rinse the raisins in water and drain and grind them first and then grind the oatmeal.