Pumpkin Date Nut Cookies
Sharon Strander, Friendship

1 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup butter 1 tsp. vanilla 1 cup pumpkin 2 cups flour 1 cup dates, chopped 1/2 cup nuts, chopped 1/4 tsp. salt 1 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. baking soda 1 tsp. cinnamon 1/2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice

Cream together butter, sugar, and vanilla. Add pumpkin, nuts, and dates. Sift dry ingredients; add pumpkin mixture. Mix well. Drop from teaspoon onto greased cookie sheet. Bake in moderate oven 350–375 degrees for 8 minutes.