Pumpkin Cranberry Bread

This recipe uses either two standard loaf pans, or three aluminum foil loaf pans.

• 1- 3 / 4 cup canned pumpkin (one small can)
• 2/3 cup butter, melted
• 3 cups sugar
• 4 eggs
• 3-1/2 cups flour
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp nutmeg
• 1 / 2 tsp cloves
• 2 tsp baking soda
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 / 2 tsp salt
• 2/3 cup water
• 1 / 2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
• 1 cup chopped fresh or dried cranberries

Preheat oven to 350F degrees. Combine the eggs, pumpkin, butter, and water in a large bowl. In another bowl, combine all of the dry ingredients, plus the nuts and cranberries. Add the dry ingredients to the wet, and mix with a wooden spoon by hand. Mix until the batter is combined, but don’t over mix. Grease the pans, and distribute the batter equally in the pans (should fill each about half way up). Bake for 1 hour.

Recipe via DesignSponge

Chocolate Cookies

Ingredients/directions:

mix until fluffy:
1 8oz. package cream cheese (softened)
1 stick butter (softened)

Add:
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla

Mix in:
1 chocolate cake mix of choice

Let chill for 2 hours in the fridge (let's be honest, usually I just put it in the freezer for 30-40 minutes. Who has patience for two hours?)

Roll into balls. (I recommend spraying your hands with cooking spray as they are pretty gooey)

Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes (until the tops are cracked)

Let cool 2 minutes on the pan before placing on a wire rack.

Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Cookies

Just in time for Fall! I got this recipe from my old VT and have been craving them for the last couple weeks. They are so YUMMY!

3/4 C granulated sugar
3/4 C brown sugar
3.5 tsp pumpkin pie spice
1.5 C canned pumpkin
3/4 C oil
7 eggs
2 tsp baking soda
2 tsp baking powder
3/4 tsp salt
4.5 C flour
1.5 C chocolate chips

Cream Cheese Frosting


Preheat oven to 350. In a large mixer bowl, mix together sugars, pumpkin pie spice, pumpkin, oil, and eggs until well blended.

In a separate bowl blend baking soda, baking powder, salt, and flour. Combine with pumpkin mix. Mix together until well blended then add chocolate chips.

Drop by spoonfuls on a cookie sheet lined with wax paper or a well-greased pan. I found that if I put the whole cookie sheet in the refrigerator or freezer for a few minutes to let the dough set a bit, the cookies turn out a whole lot better. Bake for 8 minutes. Frost with cream cheese frosting.