Pumpkin Apple Butter Comfort

Apple butter and pumpkin take the place of fat in these moist and tender fruit cookies.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup apple butter at room temperature
• 1 1/2 cup canned pumpkin
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 3 eggs, beaten and at room temperature
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 4 1/2 cups flour
• 4 1/2 cups oatmeal, pulverized in food processor
• 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 3 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp allspice

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream apple butter, pumpkin and sugars together. Add eggs, then slowly add flour, oatmeal, baking powder, soda and spices. Place by tablespoonfuls on cookie sheet 2-3 inches apart. Bake 10 minutes or until beginning to brown.

Number of Servings: 75