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Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies - Revisited

Published: Dec 5, 2013 · Modified: Dec 15, 2022 by Rose McAvoy · This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

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Revamping the blog presented quite the opportunity to skip down memory lane. I found the earliest posts particularly rough - I had a lot to learn about writing recipes and taking pictures. During Our Lady of Second Helpings's first November I was so excited to share my own version of Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies. They were stuffed full of Autumnal goodies. I proudly presented them at the Will Bake for Food blogger bake sale. Now looking back at the text of the recipe I can see a bullet list of giggle worthy novice mistakes.

When I came across the poorly written recipe I happened to be in the mood for a treat that epitomizes fall in a single bite. So I grabbed a red pen and went to work on the original recipe. On the first pass I removed a number of superfluous ingredients. On the second look I amped up the spices and retained the tart cranberries and earthy pecans. Before long I had a batch of cookies better than I remembered. These cookies hit the spot so much I made a second batch the very next day to share with friends and family.

Though Thanksgiving has passed we are still very much in the midst of Fall. Grab some of those turkey day baking leftovers and try a batch of these hearty treats. I hope you find the cookies and the blog are worthy of the term 'new and improved.'

Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies

Rose McAvoy
Hearty little bites filled with pumpkin, cranberry, orange, pecans, and warm spices. The perfect autumn treat.
5 from 1 vote
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Prep Time 20 mins
Cook Time 16 mins
Total Time 36 mins
Course Holiday Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 50

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon ground ginger
  • ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
  • ¼ teaspoon allspice
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¾ cups butter unsalted (room temperature)
  • ¾ cups packed brown sugar
  • ¾ cups sugar
  • 1 eggs
  • 1 cups canned pumpkin
  • 2 teaspoon fresh orange zest
  • 1 ½ cups old fashioned oats
  • ½ cups pecan halves chopped
  • ¾ cups dried cranberries chopped

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a baking sheet with a silicone mat or parchment paper.
  • In a medium bowl whisk together flour, baking soda, spices & salt then set aside.
  • In a large mixing bowl (or stand mixer bowl), beat butter with sugars until light & fluffy. Whisk in egg, pumpkin & zest. Work until the batter is uniform in color.
  • Add prepared dry ingredients ½ at a time. Stir just enough to mostly blend the flour into the batter. Fold in oats then cranberries and pecans, turn just enough to incorporate all the bits into the batter.
  • Drop by the tablespoonful onto lined pans and bake 14-16 minutes until tops are lightly browned and edges are slightly crisp.
  • Let sit for 1 minute and then cool completely on a wire rack.

Notes

Be generous with the spices - make sure to add the full amount or a smidge more.
As tempting as it is to sample a cookie minutes out of the oven, these are best at room temperature.
Cookies will keep for several days in an airtight container.
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

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