Mom's Pumpkin Cookies

My sister and I spent months trying to find this recipe for my mom's pumpkin cookies. Sarah finally got it from my mom, so I'm logging it away on my blog so that we don't lose it again!

Mom's Pumpkin Cookies

Ingredients

1 cup brown sugar
1 cup pumpkin
1/2 cup butter
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon cloves
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon allspice
dash of ginger
1/2 cup chopped walnuts or dried cranberries (optional)

Procedure

1. Heat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Mix sugar, pumpkin, and butter together.
3. Then stir in flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon,cloves,nutmeg, allspice, ginger, salt.
4. Stir in walnuts or cranberries, if desired.
5. Bake for 8-10 minutes, or until golden brown. Top with cream cheese frosting and serve warm.

Dad's Killer Coconut Cookies

Since I've been putting up a bunch of sweet stuff anyways, I'll put up my dad's crazy cookies. They really are killer cookies because of how bad they are for you! But they are delicious! My dad makes them for us during the holidays, and they hardly ever make it to the cookie jar!

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1 1/4 cups firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
2 tablespoons milk
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 1/2 cups oats
2 cups (12 oz) semisweet chocolate chips
1 cup chopped nuts (walnuts or pecans)
1 cup coconut

Procedure

1. Heat oven to 375 degrees.

2. Beat butter and sugars until creamy. Add eggs, milk, and vanilla; beat well. Add flour, baking soda, and salt; mix well. Stir in oats, chocolate chips, nuts, and coconut; mix well.

3. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 10-12 minutes.