Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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  1                cup  butter or margarine
     1/2           cup  light brown sugar -- firmly packed
     1/2           cup  sugar
  1                     egg
  1                cup  pumpkin
  1               tsp.  vanilla
  2               cups  sifted flour
  1               tsp.  baking powder
  1               tsp.  soda
  1               tsp.  cinnamon
     1/2          tsp.  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