Pumpkin Raisin Drops Recipes

PUMPKIN RAISIN COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
• In a medium bowl, cream the shortening and sugar until smooth. Add the egg, and vanilla; mix until fluffy. Stir in the pumpkin. Sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, pumpkin pie spice, and cinnamon; stir into the pumpkin mixture. Finally, stir in the raisins and walnuts.
• Drop cookie dough by heaping spoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheets. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven, cookies should be light brown around the edges. Brush with the spice glaze, and transfer to racks to cool.
• To make the spice glaze, mix confectioners' sugar with 2 tablespoons of warm water until there are no more lumps. Stir in the 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon. If the glaze is too thick, add a little more water.

PUMPKIN DROP COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°. Grease cookie sheet with shortening. Mix butter and sugars in large bowl with spoon. Beat in eggs. Stir in pumpkin. Stir in remaining ingredients except raisins. Fold in raisins.
• Drop dough by tablespoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto cookie sheet.
• Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until set and golden. Cool 1 to 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.

PUMPKIN DROP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Cream butter and sugar together in a large mixing bowl.
• Add eggs, pumpkin, spices, and salt.
• Sift together flour and baking powder in another bowl or on waxed paper.
• Stir flour into creamed mixture; add lemon extract, raisins, and nuts, mixing well.
• Drop by spoonfuls onto a greased cookie sheet.
• Bake in preheated oven for 12-16 minutes.

SPICED PUMPKIN-RAISIN COOKIES

Steps:

• Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F. Line 2 heavy large baking sheets with parchment paper.
• In a medium bowl, combine the flour, oats, cinnamon, baking soda, salt and allspice. Stir to blend well. In a large bowl, combine the sugar, pumpkin puree, oil, syrup and vanilla; whisk to blend. Using a flexible rubber spatula, gradually stir the dry ingredients into the pumpkin mixture. Stir in the raisins.
• For each cookie, drop 1 generous tablespoon of batter onto the prepared baking sheet, spacing the mounds about 1 inch apart (or use a mini ice cream scoop). Using moistened fingertips, flatten each to a 2-inch-diameter round. Sprinkle each cookie with a bit more raw sugar.
• Bake the cookies until brown and a bit firm to the touch, 17 to 20 minutes. Using a metal spatula, transfer the cookies to a rack and cool completely.

PUMPKIN DROP COOKIES

Steps:

• In large mixing bowl, cream shortening and sugar; beat in pumpkin, eggs and milk.
• Combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, allspice and cloves; gradually add to creamed mixture.
• Drop by tablespoonfuls 2-inches apart onto greased baking sheets.
• Bake at 375° for 10-13 minutes or until lighty browned. Remove to wire racks to cool completely.
• In small mixing bowl, combine the frosting ingredients; beat until smooth. Frost cookies. Store in the refrigerator.

PUMPKIN RAISIN DROPS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease cookie sheets. In a large bowl mix everything except the raisins and nuts and beat at low speed until well blended and a soft dough forms. Stir in the raisins and nuts.
• Drop by rounded teaspoon 2" apart onto the cookies sheet. Bake 12-15 minutes until set. Cool completely then frost with a nice cream cheese frosting of your choice. Sprinkle with with some freshly ground nutmeg.