SOFT AND CHEWY PUMPKIN COOKIES

Soft and Chewy Pumpkin Cookies image

I have made these cookies for years, they are soft, chewy and delicious!

Provided by Ruth

Categories Fruits and Vegetables Vegetables Squash

Yield 36

Number Of Ingredients 12

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Ingredients

8 ounces butter, softened
1 cup white sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup pumpkin puree
1 cup rolled oats
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup raisins
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Cream together butter, white sugar and brown sugar until fluffy. Beat in egg, vanilla and pumpkin.
In a separate bowl, mix together the oats, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, raisins and flour. Stir into pumpkin mixture.
Drop cookies by the heaping teaspoonful on to cookie sheets covered with parchment paper. Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until slightly browned around edges.
Remove from oven and place on cooling racks. Frost with your favorite powdered sugar glaze or leave plain.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 145.4 calories, Carbohydrate 23.3 g, Cholesterol 18.5 mg, Fat 5.4 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 1.6 g, SaturatedFat 3.3 g, Sodium 86.2 mg, Sugar 14 g