Halloween Surprise Filled Cookies

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup shortening
• 1/2 butter or 1/2 margarine
• 1 egg
• 3/4 cup oatmeal
• 1 cup canned solid-pack pumpkin
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 200 degrees.
• 2 in a large mixing bowl, combine flour, salt, baking soda and sugar.
• 3 gently cut in shortening and butter then blend in egg.
• 4 beat dough mixture until evenly combined and lastly add the oatmeal.
• 5 roll out dough to about ¼â€? thick between 2 plastic wraps.
• 6 using a 2 ½ round cutter, cut dough to circles on ungreased cookie sheet 1â€? apart.
• 7 prepare filling by simply mixing filling ingredients together.
• 8 put a teaspoonful of filling at the center of each and cover with remaining dough circles.
• 9 seal the edges by pressing down with fingers or by a fork.
• 10 bake for 10-15 minutes.