Great Pumpkin Cookie

Name: Great Pumpkin Cookie
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: Halloween
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 c all purpose flour; 1 c quick or old-fashioned oaks, uncooked; 1 tsp baking powder; 1 tsp cinnamon, ground; 1/2 tsp salt; 1 c butter, softened (you can use margarine); 1 c brown sugar, firmly packed (i used light); 1 c sugar; 1 egg, slightly beaten; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1 c solid pack pumpkin; 1 c 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

By Diane Atherton
@DeeDee2011

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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Serves:

Halloween

Prep:

10 Min

Cook:

25 Min

Method:

Bake

Ingredients

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2 c

all purpose flour
1 c

quick or old-fashioned oaks, uncooked
1 tsp

baking powder
1 tsp

cinnamon, ground
1/2 tsp

salt
1 c

butter, softened (you can use margarine)
1 c

brown sugar, firmly packed (i used light)
1 c

sugar
1

egg, slightly beaten
1 tsp

vanilla extract
1 c

solid pack pumpkin
1 c

semi-sweet chocolate chips (or you can use raisins in place of chocolate chips)
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assorted icing or peanut butter for decorating faces
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assorted candies, raisins and/or nuts, for decorating faces

How to Make Great Pumpkin Cookie

Step-by-Step

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease cookie sheet or line with parchment paper.
Combine flour, oats, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; set aside.
In a stand mixer bowl; cream butter; gradually add sugars, beating well until light and fluffy. Add egg and vanilla; mix well.
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)
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.
Bake 20 to 25 minutes, until cookies are firm and lightly browned.

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