It's Pumpkin Season!

PUMPKIN COOKIES     

 

½ C             Butter

1 C              Sugar

2 C              Flour

1 C              Pumpkin puree

1 C              Golden raisins

1 C              Pecans, chopped

2                  Eggs

2 T               Baking powder

½ tsp           Nutmeg

2 tsp            Cinnamon

¼ tsp           Ginger, ground

1 tsp            Salt

 

Place the butter in a large mixing bowl and beat until soft.  Slowly add the sugar and continue to beat together until light and fluffy.  Beat the eggs lightly then add to the sugar/butter mixture.  Sift the together the flour, baking powder, salt and spices.  Stir the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients.  Blend well.  Add the raisins and nuts.  Drop the cookie dough by teaspoonfuls on a greased cookie sheet.  Bake in a 350-degree oven for about 15 minutes.  Remove from oven and carefully transfer to a cooling rack.  Make about 4 dozen.