Best Recipe for Pumpkin Cookies

Pumpkin is just a part of fall.  Everyone wants to get in the festive spirit with all sort of pumpkins recipes. Well thanks to my friend Darlene Phillips I’ve found the Best Recipe for Pumpkin Cookies. You have to try these… Easy and delicious which is a must for a busy mom like me. She’s always whipping up something delicious so I asked her if I could post this most delicious recipe for pumpkin cookies. My kids LOVE these. Oh, and did you know that pumpkin is actually very healthy for you? Most people don’t think of pumpkin as a health food but it is – even pumpkin seeds are healthy!  I did a little research on it this past year and I was amazed. Ok, now on to the best recipe for pumpkin cookies ☺

Pumpkin Spice Oatmeal Pecan Cookies

Ingredients:

• 1 cup butter flavored Crisco
• ¾ cup packed brown sugar
• ¼  cup white sugar
• 1 3.5 ounce package instant Pumpkin Spice Jello Pudding
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice (or to taste)
• 2 ½ cups rolled oats
• 2 oz pecan chips
• Duncan Hines vanilla or cream cheese glaze

1.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Line baking sheet with parchment paper.

2.  In a small bowl, mix together flour, baking soda, and spice.  Set aside.  In a large bowl, cream together shortening, brown sugar, and white sugar until smooth.  Blend in instant pudding mix, then beat in eggs and vanilla until the batter is light and fluffy.  Mix dry ingredients into the batter.  Stir in oats and pecans.  Drop dough by medium scoop onto the prepared cookie sheets.

3.  Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until edges are just starting to brown.  The centers will still look very soft.

4.  Move cookies to cooling rack (I keep them on the parchment so the glaze doesn’t make a mess!).  When cookies have cooled, drizzle with glaze and sprinkle with pecans.  After glaze sets, store in an air-tight container.