great pumpkin cookie

Name: Great Pumpkin Cookie
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cup(s) all purpose flour; 1 cup(s) quick or old-fashioned oaks, uncooked; 1 teaspoon(s) baking powder; 1 teaspoon(s) cinnamon, ground; 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt; 1 cup(s) butter, softened (you can use margarine); 1 cup(s) brown sugar, firmly packed (i used light); 1 cup(s) sugar; 1 - egg, slightly beaten; 1 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract; 1 cup(s) solid pack pumpkin; 1 cup(s) semi-sweet chocolate chips (or you can use raisins in place of chocolate chips); - assorted icing or peanut butter for decorating faces; - assorted candies, raisins and/or nuts, for decorating faces

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Diane Atherton

PINE MOUNTAIN, GA

Updated on Oct 17, 2012

This is one of many recipes I've collected over the years. I found this one in a magazine in 1984 and tore it out of the book. The only reason I know the year is that it is on the back of the page I tore out. At the time I found this recipe we had been approved for adoption and we were on a waiting list for a baby. I saved this recipe knowing that one day in the future I would be making these with my child. Thankfully, I was given that opportunity several years later. This weekend my daughter and I will be making this much loved recipe with her little ones and my grands!

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prep time 10 Min

cook time 25 Min

method Bake

yield Halloween

Ingredients

2 cups all purpose flour
1 cup quick or old-fashioned oaks, uncooked
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon, ground
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter, softened (you can use margarine)
1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed (i used light)
1 cup sugar
1 - egg, slightly beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup solid pack pumpkin
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (or you can use raisins in place of chocolate chips)
- assorted icing or peanut butter for decorating faces
- assorted candies, raisins and/or nuts, for decorating faces

How To Make great pumpkin cookie

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease cookie sheet or line with parchment paper.

Step 2

Combine flour, oats, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; set aside.
Step 3

In a stand mixer bowl; cream butter; gradually add sugars, beating well until light and fluffy. Add egg and vanilla; mix well.
Step 4

Add dry ingredients and pumpkin to creamed mixture by alternating dry ingredients and pumpkin; mixing well after each addition. Stir in chocolate chips or raisins. (Or a combination of 1/2 cup chips and 1/2 cup raisins)
Step 5

For each cookie; drop ¼ cup dough onto lightly greased cookie sheet; spread into pumpkin shape, using a thin metal spatula. Add a small amount of dough to form stem.
Step 6

Bake 20 to 25 minutes, until cookies are firm and lightly browned. Transfer cookies to rack to cool.
Step 7

Once completely cooled; decorate, using icing or peanut butter to affix assorted candies, raisins or nuts to shape faces on each cookie.
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