Julia's Collections

When my mother passed away 20 years ago, my sisters and I had the not-so-fun job of going through her treasures. No one spoke for her recipe collections, so I grabbed them. You see, my mom was a fantastic cook. It seemed a shame to me to have those recipes go unclaimed! Well, here we are, 20 years later; and those recipes have rested in their special place on my closet shelf waiting to be tried . . . .

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Halloween Requires Pumpkin - Cookies!

Here's another recipe that I had to make twice, just to be sure I got it right. The first time I made it, I was sure that I didn't bake them long enough (which was probably right). The cookies seemed to rise nice and round like you would expect pumpkin cookies to do, but then they cooled flat and chewey. I had more pumpkin, so I decided to try them again. This time I baked them about 14 minutes (instead of 10). The cookies still cooked flat and chewy, but less doughy. It's a good cookie, just not and puffy, cake-like pumpkin cookie that you see in the store bakeries. Oh, and I didn't bother with the raisins and nuts called for in the recipe. Just used a full package of chocolate chips.

PUMPKIN COOKIES
1/2 cup shortening
1½ cups sugar
1 egg
1 cup pumpkin
1 tsp. vanilla
Mix together, then add:
2½ cups flour
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 cup chocolate chips
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup nuts
Mix well. Spoon on greased cookie sheet. Bake 375°F for 10 min. Frost with orange frosting. Use orange juice with powdered & food coloring.

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