Kaleen's Pumpkin Cookies

I love all things pumpkin, and these are total yum! I even baked up the dough as doughnuts too! Super yum!

2 cup sugar

2 cup butter 

-thoroughly cream together 

1 16oz pumpkin (about 2 cups) 

2 eggs

2 tsp vanilla 

Add next and beat well

2 tsp baking powder

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp salt

1 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp nutmeg

1/2 tsp allspice

(Do a heaping tsp/1/2 tsp of all your spices)

4 cups flour

Add all dry ingredients and mix again

*optional*

2 cup raisins 

1 cup nuts 

Scoop doing into rounded teaspoon onto greased pan and bake @350 for 12-15 mins. Until tooth pick comes clean. It's suppose to be soft like a cake so don't over bake

Icing ****

1/2 butter

1 cup brown sugar

1/4 milk

Bring to a boil and cook for 1 minute and let cook slightly. Add 1 tsp vanilla and keep adding small amounts of icing sugar while whisking to the right consistency.  Pour loonie size of icing onto slightly warm cookie

*** Notes: I tried these with chocolate chips and I didn't like them as much as I liked them with just nuts or plain! I made my own cream cheese icing  and they were delish!

Cream Cheese Icing

1 8oz Cream Cheese

2-3 Tbsp Butter

Powder Sugar Add until you like the consistency and taste. 

Milk added by the tsp to get the consistency you like if it's a bit thick.

Pumpkin Pancakes

Ingredients

1. 1 cup flour
2. 1 1/2 Tbs brown sugar
3. 1 tsp baking powder
4. 1/2 tsp baking soda
5. 1/2 tsp ground allspice
6. 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
7. 1/4 tsp salt
8. 3/4 cup milk
9. 1/2 cup pumpkin puree
10. 1 egg
11. 1 Tbs vegetable oil
12. 1 Tbs vinegar

For the Cinnamon Cream Syrup

1. 1/2 cup white sugar
2. 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
3. 2 Tablespoons all-purpose flour
4. 1tsp ground cinnamon
5. 1 tsp. vanilla extract
6. 1 cup water

Instructions

1. In a bowl, mix together the milk, pumpkin, egg, oil and vinegar. In a separate bowl, combine the flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, allspice, cinnamon and salt. Stir into the pumpkin mixture, just enough to combine.
2. Heat a lightly oiled griddle or frying pan over medium high heat. Pour or scoop the batter onto the griddle, using approximately 1/4 cup for each pancake. Brown on both sides and serve hot.

For the Cinnamon Cream Syrup

1. Stir all ingredients together in a small saucepan. Over medium heat, stir occasionally until boiling. Let it boil for a few minutes while stirring until it thickens. Remove from heat and set aside until needed.