Pumpkin Delight Drop Cookies

Submitted by CaliforniaJan

"My local radio station runs a holiday cookie exchange and this recipe sounds great."

 

• Ready In: 2hrs 40mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Yields: 5 dozen

ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 1⁄2 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1 cup pumpkin pie mix
• 2 eggs
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon orange zest
• 4 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 11 ounces butterscotch chips
• 1 cup pecan pieces

directions

1. Cream together butter and sugars, then blend until light and fluffy. Add pumpkin pie mix, eggs, water, vanilla and orange zest to creamed butter and sugar mixture. In a separate bowl, mix flour, soda and salt. Add in stages to the wet mixture. Fold in the butterscotch chips and pecan pieces.
2. Chill dough at least 2 hours or until firm.
3. When ready to bake place rounded teaspoons of dough on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake in a pre-heated oven at 375F for 10 - 12 minutes.

Reviews

[kubasbr]

My husband bought way too much pumpkin pie mix, and since we couldn't imagine eating one more pumpkin pie, I thought I'd try these cookies. Everyone in my family really loved them. They turned out kind of puffy with a cake-like texture. They aren't too sweet, so you definitely need the butterscotch chips. I omitted the orange zest and pecans since I didn't have them.