Pumpkin Rocks

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup raisins
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 3/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/3 cups granulated sugar
• 2/3 cup unsalted butter, slightly softened
• 1/2 cup corn oil
• 1/4 cup light molasses
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup canned pumpkin
• 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 3 ounces cream cheese, slightly softened and cut into chunks
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon orange juice

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350 then grease several baking sheets or coat with nonstick spray.
• 2 in small bowl cover raisins with hot water then let stand 10 minutes.
• 3 drain well and set aside.
• 4 in medium bowl stir flour, cinnamon, baking soda, cloves, nutmeg and salt then set aside.
• 5 in large bowl with electric mixer on medium beat sugar and butter until very blended and fluffy.
• 6 reduce speed to low and beat in oil, molasses, vanilla and pumpkin until evenly incorporated.
• 7 beat or stir in flour mixture then add raisins until evenly incorporated.
• 8 drop dough onto baking sheets in golf ball size mounds spacing 2” apart.
• 9 bake cookies one sheet at a time in upper third of oven for 15 minutes.