great pumpkin cookie
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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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yield
serving(s)
prep time
10 Min
cook time
25 Min
method
Bake
Ingredients For great pumpkin cookie
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2 call purpose flour
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1 cquick or old-fashioned oaks, uncooked
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1 tspbaking powder
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1 tspcinnamon, ground
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1/2 tspsalt
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1 cbutter, softened (you can use margarine)
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1 cbrown sugar, firmly packed (i used light)
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1 csugar
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1egg, slightly beaten
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1 tspvanilla extract
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1 csolid pack pumpkin
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1 csemi-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
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1Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease cookie sheet or line with parchment paper.
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2Combine flour, oats, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; set aside.
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3In a stand mixer bowl; cream butter; gradually add sugars, beating well until light and fluffy. Add egg and vanilla; mix well.
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4Add 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)
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5For 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.
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6Bake 20 to 25 minutes, until cookies are firm and lightly browned. Transfer cookies to rack to cool.
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7Once completely cooled; decorate, using icing or peanut butter to affix assorted candies, raisins or nuts to shape faces on each cookie. - Last Step: Don't forget to share! Make all your friends drool by posting a picture of your finished recipe on your favorite social network. And don't forget to tag Just A Pinch and include #justapinchrecipes so we can see it too!
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