4 c. flour
2 c. oats
2 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. salt
1 1/2 c. butter, soft
2 c. firmly packed brown sugar
1 c. sugar
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
1 can solid pack pumpkin
1 c. semi-sweet chocolate morsels

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine flour, oats, soda, cinnamon and salt; set aside. Cream butter; gradually add sugars, beating until light and fluffy. Add egg and vanilla; mix well. Alternately additions of dry ingredients and pumpkin, mixing well after each addition. Stir in morsels.

For each cookie, drop 1/4 cup dough onto lightly greased cookie sheet; spread into pumpkin shape using a thin metal spatula. Add a bit more dough to form stem. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes until cookies are firm and lightly browned. Remove from cookie sheets. Cool on racks.

Decorate, using icing or peanut butter to affix assorted candies, raisins or nuts. Makes 32 large cookies.