Busters Recipes

Pumpkin Cookies

1 1/2 cup margarine
1 1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 cup pureed pumpkin
1 1/2 cup white flour or a little
more if you use homemade pumpkin
2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
1 1/4 cup regular rolled oats
1/2 cup chopped dates
3/4 cup golden raisins
1/2 cup chopped walnuts

IN a large mixing bowl, cream the margarine and sugar
together. Beat in the eggs and add the pumpkin. In another
bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda,
cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves. Stir this mixture into the
pumpkin mixture. Add the oats, dates, raisins and walnuts
and combine the ingredients well. Drop by rounded
teaspoonsful of dough about 2 inches apart on greased
baking sheets. Bake the cookies in a preheated 375 degree
oven for about 12 minutes. Remove to a rack to cool.