1 1/2 Sticks butter; at room
-temperature
2/3 c Packed light brown sugar
2 Eggs
1 1/2 ts Vanilla extract
1 c Canned or cooked fresh
-pumpkin puree
2 c All-purpose flour
1/2 ts Baking powder
1/2 ts Baking soda
1 pn Salt
2 1/2 ts Pumpkin-pie spice
1 c Chocolate chips
1 c Chopped walnuts or pecans
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a large bowl beat together butter, brown
sugar, eggs and vanilla until light. Beat in pumpkin. Add flour, baking
powder, baking soda, salt and pumpkin-pie spice, beating until blended.
Stir in chocolate chips and walnuts. Drop teaspoonfuls of batter 2 inches
apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake until edges are golden, 10 to 12
minutes. Transfer cookies from baking sheets to a wire rack and cool. Yield
6 to 7 dozen 1 1/2-inch cookies
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please call 1-800-582-1800.
Yields
72 Servings