Description
These cookies have a spicy, squash taste. Use any winter squash you like.
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter, softened
- ¾ cup white sugar
- ¾ cup packed brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 ½ cups mashed, cooked butternut squash
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 cup raisins
- 1 ½ cups chopped pecans
- ¼ teaspoon ground allspice
- 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- In a large mixing bowl
- cream butter and sugars until fluffy. Beat in the eggs and squash. Sift together the flour
- baking soda
- baking powder
- and spices; add to mixture
- stirring until well blended. Stir in raisins and nuts. Spoon onto cookie sheets spacing cookies 2 inches apart.
- Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven
- until edges are golden.
Servings: 30