Spicy Pumpkin Cookies

Description: Ginger and a few other ingredients adds a spicy zip to these cookies.

Yields: About 2 and 1/2 dozen.

Ingredients:

1 /4 cup	Soft Butter or Margarine
1/2 cup	Light Brown Sugar
1/2 cup	Cooked, strained Pumpkin(or canned)
1	Egg
1cup	Flour
1/2 cup	Raisins
1/2 cup	Chopped Almonds(or Walnuts)
2 teaspoons	Baking Powder
1 teaspoon	Cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon	Ginger
1/4 teaspoon	Nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon	Salt
1/4 cup	Diced, Candied Orange Peel

Preparation Directions:

1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Sift flour with Baking Powder, Cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and salt and set aside.
3. In a large mixing bowl, beat butter and sugar until fluffy.
4. Beat in egg and pumpkin.
5. Stir in flour mixture.
6. Add in nuts, orange peel and raisins, mixing well.
7. Drop rounded teaspoonful of dough onto a cookie sheet.
8. Flatten slightly with spoon.
9. Make 20 minutes.

Serving Tips and Suggestions:

Sprinkle lightly with Confectionery sugar