Date-Nut Pumpkin Cookies

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Course : Cookies
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 4 dozen
 

Ingredients:

1 cup butter or margarine
1/2 cup light brown sugar -- firmly packed
1/2 cup sugar
1 large egg
1 cup pumpkin
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups sifted flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup snipped dates
1 cup chopped walnuts
 

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In large bowl, beat butter and sugars together until fluffy. Add pumpkin, egg and vanilla, mix well. Sift dry ingredients and spices together. Add to pumpkin mixture and stir to mix well. Stir in nuts and dates. Drop batter by heaping teaspoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheets, 1 inch apart. Bake at 350° for 15 minutes or until tops are golden and centers firm to the touch. Remove from baking sheets and cool on wire racks.

 

Nutritional Information:

4010 Calories (kcal); 262g Total Fat; (57% calories from fat); 63g Protein; 377g Carbohydrate; 684mg Cholesterol; 3520mg Sodium