Pumkin Pie Cookies

Sometimes I want the taste of pumpkin
without making a whole pumkin pie.
Here is a recipe for making some
pumpkin pie tasting cookies.

Ingredients:
1/4 cup butter, softened
1 cup white sugar
1/2 cup canned pumpkin puree
1 large egg
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon salt or to taste
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 box french vanilla instant pudding mix
2 tablespoons milk
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In a large mixing bowl, mix together
butter, sugar, pumpkin, egg,
spices, salt, vanilla and milk.
In a second bowl, mix together flour,
baking powder and pudding mix
until evenly distributed.
Add the dry ingredients to the
pumpkin mixture, stirring
until smoothly incorporated.
Spoon batter onto a greased baking sheet,
using heaping tablespoons for portions.
Bake for 10 minutes, or until a knife
inserted into a cookie comes out clean.
Makes about 18 cookies.