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Pumpkin Spice Cookies

Source of Recipe

by Mercyteapot, from Teresa Heinz Kerry/Family Circle/San Diego Union/Tribune


Recipe Introduction

For its 2004 Election Cookie Cook-Off, Family Circle magazine is publishing two recipes from candidates' wives in its July 13 issue.

Recipe Link: www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20040623/news_lz1f23vote.html

List of Ingredients

1 cup (2 sticks) butter, at room temperature
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 cup canned pumpkin puree (from 15-ounce can; do not use pumpkin pie filling)
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon allspice
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup raisins


Recipe

Heat oven to 375 degrees. With electric mixer, cream butter and sugar. Beat in egg, pumpkin and vanilla. Sift together flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and allspice. Stir into pumpkin mixture. Stir in chopped walnuts and raisins.

Drop by tablespoonfuls onto a well-greased cookie sheet and bake at 375 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes, until golden on edges.

Makes about 5 dozen cookies.