Pumpkin Cookies

 

Makes about 5 dozen

• 3 cups brown sugar
• 1½ cups vegetable oil
• 3 cups pumpkin (1 large can)
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 6 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon baking soda
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1½ teaspoons salt
• 1½ teaspoons cinnamon
• 1½ teaspoons nutmeg
• ¾ teaspoon ginger
• 3 cups raisins
• 1½ cups chopped nuts

1. Beat together the brown sugar, oil, pumpkin, and vanilla.
2. Sift together the dry ingredients and add to the pumpkin mixture.
3. Stir in the raisins and nuts.
4. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2-inch apart onto a greased baking sheet.
5. Bake in a 350F (180C) oven for 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned.

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