White Chocolate Pumpkin Spice Cookies

Um, Happy Halloween?  We wouldn't know anyone about it in these parts - all festivities, trick-or-treating, etc. has been postponed due to the dangerous conditions left as a result of Hurricane Sandy.  Power outages and floods are the norm, wires and trees are down everywhere, and the worst part - many people have lost their homes and other prized possessions - some, even their lives :(

I baked a batch of these delicious things in anticipation of the hurricane.  Needless to say, they've made things a bit brighter around here.

Continued thoughts and prayers to everyone dealing with the awful after-effects of this storm.

White Chocolate Pumpkin Spice Cookies
from Bake Your Day

2 1/4 cups AP flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 cup pumpkin puree
1 egg
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 cups white chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice and salt in a bowl.

In bowl of a stand mixer (fitted with paddle attachment), cream butter and sugars.  Add pumpkin, egg and vanilla.  Mix thoroughly.  Slowly add dry ingredients.  Fold in chips.

Drop with teaspoon onto parchment lined cookie sheets.  Bake for 10-12 minutes.  Let cool for 5 minutes on sheet before removing.

Makes about 3 dozen cookies.

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