Pumpkin Spice Cookies

2½ cups flour

½ tsp. baking soda

¼ tsp. salt

2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice

1 cup dark brown sugar, packed

½ cup sugar

¾ cup butter, softened

1 egg

1 cup pumpkin, canned or freshly cooked

1 tsp. vanilla

½ cup (2 oz.) walnuts, chopped

Preheat oven to 300°

In a medium bowl, combine flour, soda, salt and pumpkin pie spice. Mix well with a wire whisk and set aside.

In a large bowl, blend sugars with an electric mixer set at medium speed. Add the butter and beat to form a grainy paste. Scrape sides of bowl, then add egg, pumpkin and vanilla. Beat at medium speed until light and fluffy.

Add the flour mixture and walnuts. Blend at low speed just until combined. Do not overmix.

Drop by rounded tablespoon onto ungreased cookie sheets, 1½ inches apart. Bake 22 to 24 minutes, until cookies are slightly brown along edges. Immediately transfer cookies with a spatula to a cool.

This recipe can be found here.