Pumpkin Cookies

SOURCE: Old-Fashioned Pumpkin Cookies (simplyrecipes.com)

SERVINGS: 48 Cookies

PREP TIME: 15 mins

COOK TIME: 15 mins

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 cup butter, room temperature
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup pumpkin purée
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/3 cups old-fashioned oats
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup pumpkin seeds
• 1 cup dried raisins or chocolate chips

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F
2. With a stand or hand mixer, beat butter, brown sugar, & white sugar together until light & fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add egg, vanilla extract, & pumpkin purée & mix for another 3 minutes.
3. In a separate bowl, whisk flour, oats, baking soda, salt, cardamom & cinnamon.
4. Slowly add dry ingredients to butter mixture until just combined, being sure to scrape down the sides & bottom once or twice to ensure even mixing. Fold in the pumpkin seeds & raisins or chocolate chips.
5. Drop spoonfuls of dough on cookie sheets lined with parchment paper. Bake for 13 to 15 minutes, until dry on top & slightly browned around the edges.
6. Allow to cool on the tray for a minute or two to set, then move to a wire rack to finish cooling. Cookies will keep in an airtight container for at least a week.