Pumpkin Drops

Ingredients

1 1/2 sticks butter at room temperature
5/8 cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 pinch salt
2 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
1 cup chocolate chips
1 cup walnuts

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a large bowl beat together butter, brown sugar, eggs and vanilla until light. Beat in pumpkin. Add flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and pumpkin-pie spice, beating until blended. Stir in chocolate chips and walnuts. Drop teaspoonfuls of batter 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake until edges are golden, 10 to 12 minutes. Transfer cookies from baking sheets to a wire rack and cool. Yield 6 to 7 dozen 1 1/2-inch cookies To order Nathalie Dupree Cooks Everyday Meals from a Well-Stocked Pantry, please call 1-800-582-1800.