Pumpkin Cookies
A GREAT pumpkin cookie recipe to take to all those Harvest parties.
Ingredients:
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1 cup canned pumpkin puree
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, ground cloves, and salt; set aside. In a medium bowl, cream together the 1/2 cup of butter and white sugar. Add pumpkin, egg, and 1 teaspoon vanilla to butter mixture, and beat until creamy. Mix in dry ingredients. Drop on cookie sheet by tablespoonfuls; flatten slightly. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven. Cool cookies, then frost. (we use cream cheese frosting)
Our family makes this from time to time to give as Christmas gifts. But you have to start EARLY! Here are two different recipes. Pick your preference and get going on it this weekend!!Home-Made Vanilla Extract2 cup vodka
5 vanilla beans
Slice vanilla beans in half both ways and scrape down seeds. Combine vodka and vanilla beans in a jar with a tight-fitting lid. The vodka mixture will turn an amber color after a couple days. Let stand 6-8 weeks, but shake the jar every couple weeks just to distribute the vanilla bean flavor. When it is done, put in small jars and give out as Christmas gifts. This one is alcohol-free!
2 vanilla beans
12 oz glycerin
4 oz warm water
Slit bean down middle and scrape downs seeds. Place both in glycerin and warm water. (softens pod) Place in dark place. Let sit for a month or so. Shake often.
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