Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Servings: 30
Yield: 30 servings

Description

All the tasty-goodness of a pumpkin pie is baked into these delicious, quick pumpkin oatmeal cookies that are a hit with kids and adults alike.

Ingredients

1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
1 cup honey
3/4 cup shortening
1/4 cup water
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 cups oats
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves

Directions

1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease baking sheets.
2 Beat pumpkin, honey, shortening, water, egg, and vanilla extract together in a large bowl until creamy. Whisk oats, flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger, baking soda, baking powder, salt, nutmeg, and cloves together in another bowl. Add oat mixture to pumpkin mixture; stir until dough is well-blended. Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls onto prepared baking sheets.
3 Bake in the preheated oven until golden and set, 12 to 15 minutes.