Soft and Chewy Pumpkin Cookies

Ingredients

• 8 ounces butter , softened
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup pumpkin puree
• 1 cup rolled oats
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 0.5 teaspoons salt
• 1 cup raisins
• 2.5 cups all-purpose flour

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

2. 2

   Cream together butter, white sugar and brown sugar until fluffy. Beat in egg, vanilla and pumpkin.

3. 3

   In a separate bowl, mix together the oats, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, raisins and flour. Stir into pumpkin mixture.

4. 4

   Drop cookies by the heaping teaspoonful on to cookie sheets covered with parchment paper. Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until slightly browned around edges.

5. 5

   Remove from oven and place on cooling racks. Frost with your favorite powdered sugar glaze or leave plain.