Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
by Lisa Forrer, Cookie Club Member
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Category: Desserts, Cookies
Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Level: Easy to Bake
Yield: 3 Dozen Cookies
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My kids love these cookies. We make them in the fall, especially around Thanksgiving and Halloween, but they would be just as good on a rainy summer day. Using milk chocolate chips really give them a wonderful flavor with the pumpkin and other spices. They have the same density as hermits and just as good!
Ingredients:
Cookies...
1/2 pound butter (2 sticks)
2 c. brown sugar, packed
1/2 c. white sugar
4 eggs
2 c. mashed cooked pumpkin
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2 c. chocolate chips (milk chocolate)
2 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
1 tsp. salt
2 tsp. baking soda
4 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 -1 tsp. cloves
1 tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. ginger
Icing... (if desired, they are great with or without)
3 T. confectioners' sugar
1 tsp. hot water (more or less as needed; for desired consistency)
Directions:
Sift together flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and ginger. Set aside.
In a large mixer, cream together butter, sugars, eggs, and pumpkin.
Stir in dry ingredients, one-third at a time, until well combined.
Add vanilla and chocolate chips, stir.
Tip: Batter will be very soft, however, chilling this dough is not necessary. Cookies will hold their shape during baking.
Drop by spoonfuls onto lightly greased cookie sheet.
Bake at 400 degrees for 10-12 minutes.
Cool cookies on rack.
Drizzle with icing if desired.
Editor's Note: You could easily substitute other ingredients for the chocolate chips, I would suggest raisins or chopped walnuts, or a combination of all three. The original recipe does not call for icing but I thought it would be pretty for the holidays. They are delicious either way and taste similar to pumpkin bread. YUM!!!
Enjoy!
Recipe edited and photos added by CookieClubRecipes.com
Originally submitted by Lisa Forrer of Vancouver, BC
Cookbook: 2005 Holiday Cookie Club Recipes, pg. 23
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Grammy's Raisin Cookies
by Mennie, Cookie Club Member
Recipe Courtesy of www.CookieClubRecipes.com
Category: Desserts, Cookies
Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Level: Baking Experience Helpful
Yield: 75 Cookies
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Ingredients:
1/2 c. vegetable shortening
1/2 c. butter
1 1/2 c. sugar
3 eggs
1/2 tsp. baking soda (dissolved in 2 tsp. water)
3 c. flour
1 tsp. salt
1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
2 c. raisins
Directions:
Cream Crisco, butter and sugar together. Add beaten eggs and mix well. Dissolve soda in water and add. Mix and sift flour and spices then add to the creamed mixture. Add raisins. Drop (Drop, don’t roll) by small tablespoonfuls onto a greased baking sheet (or use parchment paper). Bake at 335 degrees for 12-18 minutes. Makes 75 or more.
I remember Grammy always poured boiling water over the raisins and let them sit for a few minutes before adding to batter. This helped to plump them up. Be sure to drain well so as not to add extra water to the batter. Dad says that Grammy also put a dollop of bacon fat in the recipe. She kept the fat in a jar by the stove. Also, don’t handle the dough too much or it will result in a rock hard cookie.
Enjoy!
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Yvonne's Molasses Spice Cookies - Recipe 2
by Yvonne Gniewecki, Cookie Club Member
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Category: Desserts, Cookies
Prep Time: 15 Minutes (chill 1 hour)
Level: Easy to Bake
Yield: 4 - 5 Dozen Cookies
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Ingredients:
1 c. butter (not margarine), softened
1/2 c. brown sugar
1 egg
3/4 c. molasses
3 c. all-purpose flour
2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 tsp. ground ginger
1 tsp. ground cloves
1 tsp. nutmeg
Small amount of sugar for coating cookies
Directions:
In a large bowl, cream together the butter, brown sugar and egg until well blended. Stir in the molasses. Combine the flour, baking soda and spices; stir into the molasses mixture. Cover the dough and chill for at least 1 hour. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease cookie sheets. Roll the dough into walnut-sized balls and roll in sugar to coat. Place the cookies 2-inches apart onto the prepared cookie sheet. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
Enjoy!
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Real Dad's Cookies
by Shirley Shorter, Cookie Club Member
Recipe Courtesy of www.CookieClubRecipes.com
Category: Desserts, Cookies
Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Level: Easy to Bake
Yield: 3 Dozen Cookies
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Ingredients:
1 c. margarine
3/4 c. white sugar
1/2 c. brown sugar
1 egg, well beaten
2 T. molasses
1 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 c. flour
1 1/2 c. old-fashioned oats
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. allspice
1 tsp. nutmeg
1 c. medium unsweetened coconut
Directions:
Cream margarine, sugars, molasses, vanilla and egg together. Add flour, baking powder, baking soda, spices, oats and coconut. Mix well. Form into balls and place 2 inches apart on greased cookie sheet. Do not flatten. Bake at 325 until golden brown, 10 - 15 minutes. Do not overbake.
Enjoy!
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