Pumpkin Pecan Cookies are awesome! These delectable cookies are filled with pumpkin, pecans, and rich holiday spices like cloves, ginger, cinnamon and pumpkin pie spice. They're so irresistible everyone will want more. Excellent choice for holiday baking, Christmas Cookie Exchanges or tailgating parties into the New Year.
2cupspecanscoarsely chopped (measure after chopping)
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350°.
Lightly grease baking sheets; set aside.
Combine oil, brown sugar, pumpkin, eggs, salt, baking powder, baking soda, vanilla, cinnamon, ginger, cloves and pumpkin pie spice in a large mixing bowl.
Mix well with an electric mixer until creamy.
Add the flour and pecans.
Stir with a wooden spoon until very well combined; this may take 4-5 minutes.
With a one-quarter cup cookie scoop, drop cookie dough onto prepared baking sheets.
Bake at 350° for 15-20 minutes or until done. (See note below).
Rotate cookie sheets on oven racks every six to seven minutes of baking time.
Cool completely.
Notes
NOTE: I was baking six trays in two ovens at a time. My cookies took closer to 25-30 minutes to bake completely.NOTE: To determine doneness: touch the cookie with your finger. If the cookie springs back or makes an indentation, keep cooking. If the tops still look gooey, keep cooking. I had some cookies bake in 20 minutes but most of them took between 25-30 minutes to bake completely.