Soft Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

These cookies have a wonderful flavor. They are a soft cookie like a molasses cookie. Like my pie, I cook my pumpkin from scratch but you can use canned if you wish. For instructions on preparing the pumpkin from scratch, check my pumpkin pie recipe. This recipe makes lots of cookies and you may want to half it.

1 1/2 cups butter
2 cups brown sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
2 cups pumpkin
1 tsp salt
2 tsp cinnamon
2 tsp soda
4 cups flour (I use whole wheat)
2 cups rolled oats
2 cups chocolate chips (I use the milk chocolate)

Preheat oven to 350 F.
Combine dry ingredients and set aside.
Cream butter, sugar, egg, vanilla and pumpkin.
Stir in dry ingredients and mix well.
Stir in chocolate chips.
Drop by teaspoonfuls onto lightly greased cookie sheet.
Bake 17-20 minutes until edges are golden brown.

Turkey Stuffing
This recipe is sure to please all, even some who do not think they like stuffing. I always triple the recipe as it freezes well and is good to have on hand when making roast chicken. But, it is so good that quite often, there is none left to freeze. One of our favorite things to do with the leftovers is to make turkey sandwiches with sliced turkey, a layer of dressing, a layer of cranberry sauce and mayonnaise. It is truly yummy!

1 small onion minced
1/2 cup butter
3 cups cold riced potatoes
1 cup day-old bread crumbs or cubes
1 egg
2 Tbs milk
salt to flavor
poultry seasoning to taste. Start with 1/2 tsp and keep adding until desired flavor is reached.
1/4 tsp celery seed

Sautee 1/2 of the minced onion in the butter. Mix into all other ingredients and mix all lightly. Put into a casserole dish. I like to pour on some turkey drippings for flavor. Bake until hot and edges start to brown.