Pumpkin Cookies (Carol Jameson)

Mix together in a large bowl:
2 c sugar
1 c cooking oil
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
16 oz canned pumpkin

Sift together:
4 c flour
2 tsp baking soda
2 tsp baking powder
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp cloves
1 tsp ginger
1 tsp allspice

Stir dry ingredients into wet ingredients by hand.  Bake on ungreased cookie sheet at 350 for 10 minutes.  Not made these yet, but I have eaten them and they are lovely.  Topped with a cream cheese frosting.

Cracked Chocolate Cookies (Betsy Codier)

1 1/4 c packed brown sugar
2/3 c butter
1 T water
1 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
1 1/2 c all purpose flour
1/3 c unsweetened cocoa powder
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
2 c chocolate chips
1 c confectioner’s sugar

Mix brown sugar, butter, water, vanilla.  Add eggs.  Stir together flour, cocoa powder, soda, and salt.  Add to batter.  Stir in chocolate chips.  Shape dough into 1- 1 1/2 in balls, roll in powdered sugar.  Place 2 ” apart on cookie sheets.  Bake 7-9 minutes at 375.  Cool 2 minutes.