Halloween Hermits (chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies)

Total Time: 22 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 60
• 3/4 cup margarine, softened
• 1 1/4 cups brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup pumpkin puree (i use fresh, but canned is also good)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon allspice
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 cup chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional) or 1/2 cup pecans (optional)
• 1/2 cup raisins, i don't like raisins myself, so i don't put them in (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 in a large bowl, cream together margarine, sugar, eggs, pumpkin and vanilla.
• 3 in a separate bowl combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, allspice and cloves. add dry misture to wet ingredients and mix. stir in chocolate chips, and nuts/raisins if using.
• 4 drop rounded teaspoons full onto a greased cookie sheet.
• 5 bake for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown.