Libby's Great Pumpkin Cookie Recipe

4 c Flour; unsifted

2 c Oats; quick or old fashion

2 ts Baking soda

2 ts Cinnamon

1 ts Salt

1 1/2 c Butter/margarine; softened

2 c Brown sugar; firmly packed

1 c Sugar; granulated

1 Egg

1 ts Vanilla

1 cn Solid pack pumpkin (16oz)

1 c Chocolate morsels; semisweet

ASSORTED ICINGS OR PEANUT-BUTTER-ASSORTED CANDIES, RAISINS OR NUTS- Preheat oven to 350. Combine flour, oats, soda, cinnamon and salt; set aside. Cream butter, add sugars, beat until light & fluffy. Add egg & vanilla; mix well. Alternate additions of dry ingredients & pumpkin, mixing well after each. Stir in morsels. For each cookie, drop 1/4 cup dough onto lightly greased cookie sheet; spread into pumpkin shape using a thin spatula. Add a bit more dough to form stem. Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes. Cool & decorate as desired. -----