Maple Pumpkin Cookies

This is a great recipe to use up that 1/2 cup leftover pumpkin. Good flavour too. Made this today and used 1/2 cup Splenda instead of white sugar. Used whole wheat flour instead of white. Used a 1 1/2 in. cookie scoop and made 32 cookies. These are soft cakelike cookies. Raisins or nuts could be added if desired.

• Ready In: 27 mins
• Yields: 36 cookies

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup  soft margarine or 1⁄2 cup butter
• 1⁄2 cup brown sugar
• 1⁄2 cup white sugar
• 1  large egg
• 3  tablespoons maple syrup
• 1⁄2 cup pumpkin puree
• 2  cups flour
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 1  teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt

Directions

1. Cream margarine and sugars together until light and fluffy.
2. Beat in egg, maple syrup and pumpkin.
3. Mix together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt.
4. Stir flour mixture into creamed mixture in thirds.
5. Drop heaping tablespoons of dough on cookie sheet.
6. Bake at 350°F for 10-12 minutes.