Spicy Pumpkin-Date Cookies

Instructions

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   Page 206 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves 1 cup chopped dates 1/2 cup chopped walnuts Heat oven to 375º. Beat sugar and butter in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy, or mix with spoon. Beat in pumpkin and eggs. Stir in remaining ingredients except dates and walnuts. Stir in dates and walnuts. Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are set. Immediately remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. ____________________ Please note, if you should change this recipe it will no longer be an approved Betty Crocker® Recipe. You may notice that the nutritional information calculated by MasterCook is different from the nutritional information listed in the Betty Crocker® cookbooks. Because MasterCook and Betty Crocker® use different nutritional analysis programs and different nutrient databases, variations in results are expected. "© General Mills, Inc. 1998." "48 Cookies" Protein; 12g Carbohydrate; 8mg Cholesterol; 45mg Sodium 1/2 Other Carbohydrates Nutmeg was popular throughout the world from the fifteenth to the nineteenth century. Nutmeg is a seed from the nutmeg tree. Whole nutmeg can be grated or you can buy ground nutmeg. The nutmeg seed also gives us a second spice called mace. The mace comes from a lacy membrane surrounding the seed. Mace is more pungent tasting than nutmeg but can be used interchangeably. Make It Your Way To make Spicy Pumpkin-Date Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting, use the Cream Cheese Frosting recipe in Banana-Nut Bars recipe.