Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies

This week on Friday Baking with Not Quite June Cleaver I made Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies. I of course tweaked it a bit and added chocolate chips instead of the raisins because I am not really a raisin in my cookie fan. They turned out good and are a fun twist on the regular oatmeal cookie. A good one to try out for sure.

Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies

1 1/2 cups all purpose flour

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 /2 teaspoon baking soda

3/4 teaspoon cinnamon

1/4 teaspoons nutmeg

1 teaspoon salt

3/4 cup shortening, or softened butter
1 3/4 cups rolled oats
1 egg(beaten)
1 cup canned pumpkin
1 cup raisins or craisins (I used 1 c chocolate chips instead)

1/2 c pecans (optional)

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

In a mixing bowl, stir together flour, sugars, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Add shortening and stir until mixture is crumbly. Stir in egg, pumpkin, oats and raisins or chocolate chips and nuts if you like. Drop teaspoonfuls of dough onto an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 12-15 minutes or until beginning to brown around the edges and dry in the center.