Mini Painted Pumpkins and Pumpkin Cookies - Attractive and Tasty Party Pleasers

Mini Painted Pumpkins and Pumpkin Cookies - Attractive and Tasty Party Pleasers

Author: Charlotte Winslow

When is it we don't usually think about whipping up a batch of pumpkin cookies until Halloween? I guess that's when the pumpkins are ripe for the picking. The enticing aroma of freshly baked cookies fills your home with a warmth and coziness unlike anything else. Here's a great tasting recipe for Pumpkin Cookies that is ideal for all the pumpkin pie lovers in your life: Ingredients : 1/2 Cup softened margarine 3/4 Cup brown sugar 1 Egg 1 tsp. Vanilla extract 1 Cup canned pumpkin 2 Cups all purpose flour 1 tsp. Baking soda 1 tsp. Ground Cinnamon 1/2 tsp. Nutmeg 1/2 tsp. Ginger 1 Cup raisins (optional) Directions : Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. / Yield: About 3 dozen cookies In a large bowl beat margarine and sugar until smooth. Beat in the egg, vanilla and pumpkin until creamy. Add dry ingredients and mix just until blended. Do not over-beat. Drop cookie dough by rounded teaspoonfuls onto lightly greased cookie sheet about 1 inch apart and bake for 15 minutes. Remove from cookie sheet and cool on rack. With Halloween, of course, comes the decorating of pumpkins. You can chose to either carve your pumpkin into a traditional jack-o-lantern or Halloween design, or you can opt for the more modern technique of painted pumpkins. There are many styles and designs from which to choose. If you give it a try you won't be disappointed. For Halloween, even the "not so perfect" ones will work great! You shouldn't be out for perfection, just pure, clean fun.

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About the Author:Charlotte Winslow adores pumpkin cookies, as well as her whimsically cute painted pumpkins . Why not try something new this Halloween ?