Pumpkin filled cookies

1 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
1cupPumpkin
½cupSugar
½teaspoonCinnamon
½teaspoonGinger
¼teaspoonNutmeg
¼teaspoonSalt
3cupsFlour
1teaspoonSalt
½teaspoonBaking soda
½cupBrown sugar
¾cupShortening
1Egg
¼cupMolasses
1cupRolled oats

Directions

FILLING

COOKIES

from Women's Circle for the Proud Cook.

Filling: Blend ingredients together and set aside.

Cookies: Mix and sift together flour, salt & baking soda. Combine sugar, shortening, egg and molasses; mix well. Add dry ingredients to molasses mixture. Add oats. Chill 30 minutes. Roll out ⅛ inch thick; place 1 tbs filling on 1 cookie and cover with a second cookie. Press together and slit top. Bake at 375 for 15 minutes.

Posted to TNT - Prodigy's Recipe Exchange Newsletter by NAFY67C@... (DEBORAH EPSTEIN) on 6 Ap, r 1997