My sister-in-law, Kelly, and I made these cookies over Christmas break and then I just made them again this week for dinner at a friend's house. So far they've been a hit (Matt even raves about them!) and some people have asked for the recipe, so here you go!
*4 cups all-purpose flour
*2 cups sugar (we use raw pure cane sugar...I think it makes a difference but you can use regular sugar)
*2 tsp. ground cinnamon
*a couple shakes of all-spice
(I added this to the recipe myself so it's not a scientific amount, I just shook it a couple times :)
*2 tsp. baking soda
*1 tsp. salt
*1 (16 oz.) can solid pack pumpkin
(I got a 29 oz. can because they were out of the 16 oz. at the store and used about 20 oz. of the can)
*1 cup vegetable oil
(Because I used a little more pumpkin I only used about 3/4 cup of oil)
*2 eggs
*2 tbsp. milk
*2 tsp. vanilla extract
*2/3 bag of white chocolate chips
In a mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, cinnamon, allspice, baking soda and salt. Add pumpkin, oil, eggs, milk and vanilla; beat on medium speed until well mixed. Stir in chocolate chips.
Drop big spoonfuls onto greased baking sheets. Dought will be VERY moist and cake like. You just have to kind of glop them onto the baking sheet. Bake at 375 degrees F for 9-10 minutes.
They will still look very moist and maybe not done at the end of 9 minutes but they are just very cake-like and best if you don't overcook them. I let them cool on the caking sheet for about 5 minutes before moving them to a cooling rack because they are so moist and may break apart if you move them too quickly.
Makes about 3 dozen depending on how large you make the cookies. I think they are better when they are bigger.
Taste great warm, at room temperature or cold out of the fridge! Make sure you store them in a ziplock or airtight container so they stay moist. Enjoy!
It's been life as usual around here which is, in a way, unusual, as I'm starting to feel more like home...getting into a routine, knowing where I'm going, making friends, making this into our home. When we got home from Christmas in Virginia we got to enjoy an NHL game in Nashville. Matt is a big Pittsburgh football & hockey fan so his parents gave him Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Nashville Predators hockey tickets. We had alot of fun and now Matt is in his 2 weeks of celebration as he prepares for his team to win the Super Bowl! Sunday is going to be quite a nerve wracking day for my dear husband and all of the Hogans :) That includes me, although I would have preferred for it to be a Green Bay vs. Pittsburgh Super Bowl in which my Packers were victorious and I was able to gloat for years. Alas, it hasn't been my year as a Packer fan so I'll defer to rooting for my second favorite team as my Cheeseheads prepare for their comeback season!
Have I told everyone in the world about Matt's extremely odd dietary concoction known as a "pancake" made from cottage cheese, egg whites & oatmeal? Enough said.
We are slowly but surely making progress on our humble abode. While it may seem like all of this decorating shouldn't have been that involved of a process, trust me, it has been. I've never bought and returned so many things in my lifetime in my sweet husband's quest to decorate everything perfectly. I've never closely scrutinized so many shades of so many different colors. Sigh, who knew I married Mr. Martha? :) 
Next up is my quest to actually get some photos of all the amazing people we've become friends with over the last couple of months. The people down here truly are amazing and have made this transition so much more enjoyable. 
