Pumpkin fig cookies

36 Cookies

Ingredients

Quantity	Measure	Ingredient
1¼	cup	Flour, sifted
1½	teaspoon	Salt
1	teaspoon	Baking powder
¼	teaspoon	Baking soda
¾	cup	Oats, old-fashioned or quick
1	cup	Brown sugar, firmly packed
¾	cup	Sugar
½	cup	Shortening
1	teaspoon	Cinnamon
½	teaspoon	Nutmeg
1		Egg
1	cup	Pumpkin, canned or fresh
1	cup	Figs, dried; chopped
¾	cup	Walnuts; chopped
1	tablespoon	Orange peel; grated

Directions

Mix and sift flour, salt, baking powder, and soda; stir in oats; set aside. Cream sugars with shortening and spices; beat in egg. Add flour mixture alternately with pumpkin. Stir in dried figs, walnuts and orange peel. Drop by Tablespoons on greased cookie sheets. Bake at 375 F degrees for about 15 minutes.