Pumpkin Cookies
1 cup (2 sticks) butter or margarine
1 cup sugar
1 egg
15-ounce can pumpkin…do not use pumpkin pie filling it won’t work
2 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon allspice
1 cup chopped walnuts (of course they are optional…you can use your favorite kind of nuts also.
1 cup raisins
Heat oven to 375°. Mix all ingredients and put onto baking sheet about 1-2 inches apart. bake at 375° for 12 to 15 minutes, until golden on edges. Makes about 5 dozen.
You can also make them a bit different here by mixing an 8 oz cream cheese with some powdered sugar and 1 Tablespoon of vanilla and frost with this. It is really good.