Scott's Pumkin Spice Cookies

2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1 cup rolled oats

4 teaspoons baking powder

1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

1/4 teaspoon salt

2 tablespoons butter

1-1/3 cups light brown sugar

2 eggs

1 teaspoon double-strength vanilla

1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin

1/2 cup apple sauce

1/2 cup chopped walnuts

1 cup raisins

These cookies are made with freswh pumpkin.

1.Preheat an oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease 2 baking sheets.

2.Stir the flour, oats, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, pumpkin pie spice, ginger, and salt in a bowl.

3.Beat the butter and brown sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth. Add 1 egg and allow it to blend into the mixture before adding the other along with the vanilla. Add the pumpkin and apple sauce; continue beating. Mix in the flour mixture until just incorporated. Fold in the walnuts and raisins, mixing just enough to evenly combine. Drop spoonfuls of the dough 2 inches apart onto the prepared baking sheets.

4.Bake in the preheated oven until the edges are golden, about 10 minutes. Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 1 minute before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.


Serving Size: 36 cookies

Number of Servings: 36

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SLBAKER.CRT.