Pumpkin Pecan Cookies

🧂 Ingredients

• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 3/4 cup butter

  softened
• 1 1/4 cups packed brown sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 cup canned pumpkin
• 1 cup pecans
• pecan halves for garnish

  optional

Instructions

• 1 Preheat oven to 350º F. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper
• 2 Combine together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg,
  ginger and cloves. Set aside.
• 3 In large mixing bowl beat butter and brown sugar until creamy.
• 4 Add eggs, one at a time, beat until combined.
• 5 Beat in vanilla and pumpkin until combined.
• 6 Gradually add in dry ingredients and mix until combined.
• 7 Stir in chopped pecans. I do this by hand to prevent pecans from breaking up too
  much.
• 8 Drop heaping teaspoon of dough onto prepared cookie sheet. I use two teaspoons
  to drop dough onto cookie sheet.
• 9 If desired, top with 1/2 pecan.
• 10 Bake 350º F oven for 11-13 minutes until top of cookies are slightly brown.
• 11 Remove to wire rack to cool completely.

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