Here is another of my wife's favorite recipes.
1 1/4 cup dark brown sugar
1/2 cup butter
2 eggs, beaten
1 1/2 cup pumpkin
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. ginger
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
2 1/2 cup flour
4 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. lemon extract
1 cup raisins
1 cup chopped nuts
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
Cream sugar and butter. Add eggs, pumpkin
and spices and salt. sift flour and baking
powder. Stir into sugar-butter mixture. Add
lemon, raisins and nuts. Mix well. drop by
spoonfuls onto greased cookie sheet. Bake in
400 degree oven for 15 minutes. Makes 3 dozen.
John Blume