Pumpkin Chip Cookies

For years I've heard family members rave about these Pumpkin Chip Cookies, so one day I hunted down a recipe to give them a try. With a little of my own tweaking I got these super yummy cookies

My Pumpkin Chip Cookies



Ingredients
1/2 cup shortening or margarine softened
1 1/2c granulated sugar (I only used 1cup)
1 egg
1 cup canned or homemade pumpkin(purred)
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon Baking soda
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2cup chopped walnuts (optional)
1 cup chocolate chips (I use mini chips)

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350F. Grease cookie sheets.

In large bowl cream shortening and sugar. Add egg, pumpkin and vanilla. Continue beating. Combine flour, baking soda, baking powder and spices. Gradually add to the liquid mixture. Stir in the nuts and chips. Drop dough by teaspoonfuls onto cookie sheet. Bake 10-15 minutes (depending on how soft or crunchy u like them).

Healthy Apple Cookies

I have no idea where I found this recipe, all I know is I've been making it every fall for the last 6 years. They are really yummy, super soft cookies that also happen to be way more healthy then most other kinds of cookies. They have no added sugar, their sweetness comes entirely from the natural sugar in the fruit and a tiny bit of agave nectar or honey.

Healthy Apple Cookies



Ingredients
3/4cup chopped dates
1/2 cup peeled & finely chopped apple
1/2cup raisins
1/2 cup water
1 cup + 1 tablespoon flour (I used whole wheat)
1teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 eggs
1 teaspoon agave nectar or honey

Directions
Preheat oven to 350f. In large saucepan combine fruit and water. Bring to a boil, then simmer 3 minutes. In a bowl combine flour, cinnamon and baking soda. Add to apple mixture. Mix well. In a small bowl combine eggs and agave or honey, beat well then add to apple mixture. Drop spoonfuls onto greased cookie sheet and bake 10-12 minutes. Makes 2 dozen.

Calories 54; 1gm fat; 18mg cholesterol, 24mg sodium, 11gm carve, 1gm protein.

Oreo Turkeys

I only made these one year, but they are adorable and yummy too. I might have the kids make them again this year as a little project to keep them busy since they have a 5 day holiday again this year.

Oreo Turkeys



Ingredients
24 Oreo Double Stuff cookies
12 miniature peanut butter cups
12 malted milk balls
1 cup candy corn
4 ounces chocolate frosting
4 ounces white frosting
red food coloring

Directions
Place one Oreo cookie as the base. Put one teaspoon of chocolate frosting on top.

Place one small peanut butter cup on it's side so that the top and bottom are perpendicular to the base -- and stuck in the frosting. Place a teaspoon of chocolate frosting on the top(widest part) of the p-butter cup.

For the second cookie. Stick some candy corn into the Oreo 'stuff' along one edge for the feathers -- pointy side down. They should fan out around the edge. If you have trouble doing this, you can help them stick with some white frosting.

Place this second Oreo cookie (the tail) on it's edge and sticking to a dab of brown frosting on the back of the peanut butter cup.

Place a dab of chocolate frosting on top of the peanut butter up (for the head). Place a malted milk ball on top for the head.

Take a small amount of the white frosting in a separate dish. Mix in red food coloring.

Use a toothpick with the white and red colors to place eyes, and wattle. You can pinch off the small pointy top of a candy corn and dip it in brown frosting for the beak.



As you can see from my images, I didn't follow the directions completely. I used Golden Oreos instead of regular chocolate Double Stuff Oreos and used mini chocolate chips instead of malted milk balls for the eyes. With all the new flavors of Oreos you can get very creative with these cookies - you can also buy the candy corn mix and mix up the chocolate and regular candy corns to represent the feathers. These cookies are very filling so if you're having a load of desserts already for your Thanksgiving meal, perhaps pick up some cellophane, wrap them up and hand them out as favors at the end of the evening.


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My Pilgrim Hat Cookies
Turkey Pretzels
Rolo Pilgrim Hat Cookies
Turkey Nutter Butter Cookies
Chocolate Covered Oreo Turkeys

Pilgram Hat Cookies

This tradition I started my first Thanksgiving. Found the idea in Taste of Home Magazine. I had to change out 1 ingredient because I couldn't find it anywhere, but the results were fabulous anyway. I always have my kids help make these, this year I think I'm going to trust them to do it entirely on their own. They are very easy to make and loads of fun for the kids.

Pilgram Hat Cookies



Ingredients
1 package (11 1/2oz) fudge stripe cookies
1 cup vanilla frosting
7 drops yellow frosting
32 mini peanut butter cups
32 candy corns - cut the orange tops off, thats the only portion you'll need for these

Directions:
In small bowl combine food coloring with frosting, mix to combine. Remove wrapping & paper liners from peanut butter cups.

Holding the bottom of a peanut butter cup, dip top of each cup in frosting. Position over the center hole of the bottom of the cookie (stripes side should face down). Add an orange tip of candy corn for the hat buckle. Repeat for remaining cookies.

Note: The original recipe said to use mini chicklets gum for the buckles - however I cannot find these anywhere anymore. You may also use mini chocolate chips instead of candy corn for the buckle.

For anyone with peanut butter allergies, you can replace the peanut butter cups with Rolo Candies instead

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My Turkey Oreo Cookies
Turkey Pretzels
Rolo Pilgrim Hat Cookies
Turkey Nutter Butter Cookies
Chocolate Covered Oreo Turkeys