Name: Pumpkin Munchies
Yield: Makes about 2½ dozen 2½-inch cookies
Ingredients: 1 egg; 1 cup coarse-chopped walnuts or pecans; ½ teaspoon ground allspice Large pinch of fresh-ground pepper; ½ teaspoon cinnamon; ¼ cup bourbon or rum (or apple cider); ½ cup light brown sugar; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; ¼ cup honey; ½ cup chopped dried apricots; 1 teaspoon nutmeg, preferably grated fresh; ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened; 1 cup mashed pumpkin, fresh or canned unsweetened; ½ cup dried currants or raisins; ¼ teaspoon salt; 2 cups flour; ½ teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon baking powder

Preparation info

Makes about
2½ dozen
cookies

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Cookie Lover's Cookie Book

By Richard Sax

Published 1986

About

Like soft little cakes—just right for Halloween. If you like, these can be glazed with a thin icing (such as the Vanilla Icing).

Ingredients

½ cup chopped dried apricots
½ cup dried currants or raisins
¼ cup<

Method

Soak the apricots and currants in the bourbon or cider and let stand, stirring once or twice, while you make the cookie dough.
Preheat the oven to 375°F. Butter two baking sheets; set aside.
In an electric mixer at medium speed, cream the but

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