By Pumpkin Nook

Publishers Note: These recipes and many more pumpkin concoctions can be found at Bob Matthews “everything you need to know about pumpkins and more” website at pumpkinnook.com. See his tips on selecting the perfect pumpkin in this month’s Urban Garden column.

Certainly, pumpkin recipes abound. After all, pumpkin is one of the favorite fruit flavor of Autumn. Consequentially, we have captured a fair share of them here thanks to family, friends, and many of you who have contributed to our ever-growing pumpkin cookbook collection. Our collection contains over 155 pumpkin and Halloween recipes. And the list continues to grow. Without a doubt, it’s the largest collection of pumpkin recipes anywhere. So, make sure to browse our collection. Without a doubt, you will find many new “favorites” to add to your personal recipe collection.

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Grandma’s Favorite Pumpkin Cookies Recipe

This pumpkin cookie recipe is Grandma’s favorite. It’s our favorite, too! Every Fall the kids look forward to Grandma’s visit. She brings us a whole container of fresh-baked pumpkin cookies. During her visit, she set out a plate of these cookies and they quickly disappear. Then, a few weeks later, we are rewarded with another visit from Grandma and more of these mouth-watering, seasonal goodies. It’s one of the things that makes us look forward to going “over the river and through the woods…”

This is a moist cookie recipe. We don’t think there’s a better pumpkin cookie recipe than this one.

Ingredients

Directions

Preheat oven to 375° F.

Cream shortening and sugar.

Mix in pumpkin, egg, and molasses.

Stir in dry ingredients, spices and raisins.

Drop cookie batter, by the spoonful, onto an ungreased baking sheet.

Bake cookies for 10 to 12 minutes.

Serving Tips and Suggestions:

These cookies undeniably taste best with a cold glass of milk. They also go well with a glass of cider or hot chocolate.

Fried Pumpkin Slices

As pumpkins ripen in the field, it’s time to search out tasty, new, and different pumpkin recipes. Usually, we think of baked pumpkin recipes. However, this fried pumpkin slices recipe certainly is a little different. In this recipe, we’re using it as a vegetable. And a pretty tasty vegetable at that. Undoubtedly, you should try it this Fall. You’ll be glad that you did.

Ingredients

Here are the fried pumpkin slices ingredients:

1 ripe pumpkin

2 eggs, beaten

1 Tablespoon milk

1/2 cup flour

2 Tablespoons sugar

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

vegetable oil

Directions

Clean out the insides of the pumpkin.

Halve the pumpkin lengthwise and peel.

Cut the pulp into 1/4-inch slices.

In a bowl, beat together eggs and milk.

In a separate bowl, mix flour, sugar and cinnamon.

Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan.

Dip pumpkin slices into the egg, then the flour mixture and fry in vegetable oil until browned, turning once. Serve the fried pumpkin slices hot.