pumpkin spice cookies

By momofsixplus1

Ingredients

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

Preparation

Step 1

heat oven to 375. with an 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 well-greased cookie sheet.

bake at 375 for 12-15 minutes, until golden at edges.

makes 5 dozen.