After making pumpkin pie the other day, I still had about a cup of pumpkin leftover. I didn't want to waste it and was looking for a recipe that didn't call for a lot (of pumpkin) and was relatively easy. As luck would have it, Lauren from Stuffed. left a comment about the pie. I visited her great blog and there I found a recipe for Pumpkin Oatmeal Raisin Cookies. The cookies were a simple drop cookie that could be mixed up in no time. Perfect!My reasons for making these cookies were about the same as Lauren's - I had all the ingredients on hand. The pumpkin made the cookies very flavourful - almost like eating pie. They were enjoyed very much in my house and are a fanstastic fall cookie. They bake up rounded and cakey with some chewiness from the raisins and crunchiness from the walnuts. I followed Lauren's suggestion and used large flake oats. This was a good move as smaller oats would have gotten lost in the dough. The large oats asserted themselves and held their own. All in all, they were good cookies and if I ever have leftover pumpkin, I'll make them again.
Recipe: Pumpkin Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
5 comments:
How exciting! Your cookies look wonderful; I like the way they look much better with the whole oats.
I'm glad it was a keeper.
sweet...I just made a recipe that used most of a can and was wondering what the jiminies to do with the rest of it.
*bookmarks*
Mmmmm, pumpkin and oatmeal.
These look delicious, I LOVE pumpkin anything!!!
Thanks for the nice comments guys!
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