Pumpkin Cookies

You probably have a can of pumpkin sitting on your pantry shelf right now, dontcha? Well, let's do something festive with it besides make a pie.

PUMPKIN COOKIES
2 cups packed brown sugar
2 cups pumpkin puree
1 cup vegetable oil
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
4 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
½ teaspoon ginger
2 cups raisins
1 cup chopped nuts

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a cookie sheet. In a bowl, mix together wet ingredients; in another bowl, sift together dry ingredients (except the raisins and nuts). Gradually add dry ingredients to wet ingredients, mixing until well combined, then add raisins and nuts and stir to incorporate.

Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls onto prepared cookie sheet; bake 10-12 minutes.

Makes 7 dozen cookies.

Contributor: Karin Buck