1 1/2 Butter; room temp
2/3 c Packed light brown sugar
2 Eggs
1 1/2 ts Vanilla extract
1 c Cooked fresh pumpkin puree
Or canned 2 c All-purpose flour
1/2 ts Baking powder
1/2 ts Baking soda
1 pn Salt
2 1/2 ts Pumpkin-pie spice
1 c Chocolate chips
1 c Chopped walnuts or pecans
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a large bowl beat together butter, brown sugar, eggs and vanilla until light. Beat in pumpkin. Add flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and pumpkin-pie spice, beating until blended. Stir in chocolate chips and walnuts. Drop teaspoonfuls of batter 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake until edges are golden, 10 to 12 minutes. Transfer cookies from baking sheets to a wire rack and cool.
Yield 6 to 7 dozen 1 1/2-inch cookies NATHALIE DUPREE SHOW#ND017 —–