Pumpkin Oat Cookies
By
Sea Sun
@Seasun
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This is my spin on pumpkin cookies and a family favorite, not just at holiday time! These very soft cookies have a wonderful flavor with the perfect amount of spice. The fruit (raisins or Craisins) add a little additional sweetness and chewiness while the nuts are crunchy. You have it all in this cookie! This recipe makes a lot of cookies and they could easily be glazed though my family thinks they are perfect the way they are. Place a walnut half on each cookie before baking if you like, or leave nuts out altogether. Enjoy!
Blue Ribbon Recipe
If you like fall flavors with pumpkin spice, this is a fabulous cookie. We used the optional dried cranberries and walnuts and suggest doing the same. It gave the cookie a bit of texture while adding a nutty, sweet flavor. Once baked, the cookie is more cake-like than a typical oatmeal cookie. So, if you like that type of cookie this fall treat is for you.
Note: Keep an eye on your cookies... in our oven, they baked for about 12 minutes.
Rating:
★★★★★ 2 votes5
Comments:
Serves:
4-5 dozen or so
Prep:
15 Min
Cook:
15 Min
Method:
Bake
Ingredients
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2 call-purpose flour
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1 1/3 cquick or old-fashioned oats
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1 tspbaking soda
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1/2 tspsalt
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2 tsppumpkin pie spice
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1 tspcinnamon
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1/2 cbutter, softened
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1/2 capplesauce, unsweetened
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1 cbrown sugar
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1 csugar
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1 cpumpkin, canned
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1 largeegg
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1 tspvanilla extract
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1 cdried cranberries, sweetened (ie. Craisins) or raisins
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1 cwalnuts, chopped (optional)
How to Make Pumpkin Oat Cookies
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine flour, oats, baking soda, salt, and spices in a bowl. Set aside.
- Beat together butter, applesauce, brown sugar, and sugar in another bowl until light and fluffy.
- Add pumpkin, vanilla extract, and egg. Mix well.
- Add flour mixture and mix together.
- Add cranberries (or raisins) and nuts (if using). Mix.
- Drop tablespoons of dough onto a greased cookie sheet, or use parchment paper.
- Bake for 12-14 minutes until light golden brown. Cool on wire racks.
About Pumpkin Oat Cookies
Course/Dish: Cookies
Main Ingredient: Sugar
Regional Style: American
Collections: Pumpkin Patch Fall Food
