Pumpkin goodies!!

i love making these yummy cookies! the kids enjoy helping...
(licking bowls, spoons!!haha!) we usually make these for our christmas cookies/goodies gifts for neighbors and friends, but! since they are pumpkin.. here we go!!! my friend, sally, specifically requested.. hehehe (hi sally!) i'm putting together pumpkin party packages to deliver to friends i want to thank.. just 'cause!!
i hope to get those done before sunday!! woohoo!! i like to take the small cute pumpkins and write a little message on them... my kids like to name their little friend! bob was last year's orange friend, this year it's fred!! but he bit the dust too soon.. alas! bud decided to 'play' with fred and dress him up, then fred did the humpty dumpty! ;-( and all the cole peoples could NOT put fred together again~ the saga continues next october!



pumpkin white chocolate drops

2 cups butter softened
2 cups sugar
1 can (16 ounces) solid pack pumpkin
2 eggs
4 cups flour
2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 bag (12 ounces) vanilla baking chips
at least 18 ounces of cream cheese frosting
1/4 and about 2 Tbsp. cup brown sugar
preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
grease cookie sheets
beat butter and sugar in large bowl until light and fluffy.
add pumpkin and eggs.
beat until smooth

add flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder and baking soda.

beat just until well blended.

stir in chips

drop dough by tsp. about 2 in. apart onto cookie sheets.

bake about 16 minutes or until set and bottoms are brown

cool 1 minute on cookie sheet.

remove from cookie sheets to wire rack to cool.

combine frosting and brown sugar in bowl.

spread on warm cookies!

makes about 6 dozen cookies!! woohoo!! really amazing when they are nice and toasty warm! oh yeah! make some hot cocoa and 'chill'!! ;-)


(taken from best-loved cookies)

cream cheese frosting
2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup butter, softened
2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

In a medium bowl, cream together the cream cheese and butter until creamy.
Mix in the vanilla, then gradually stir in the confectioners' sugar.
taken from an on-line recipe