1 cup pumpkin
3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour (sifted)
3/4 tsp. baking soda
1 3/4 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
1/2 tsp. salt
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
2 1/4 cups sugar
1/2 cup maple syrup
2 medium eggs (or 1 large egg)
1 tsp. vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 350°F.

Sift together flour, baking soda, pumpkin pie spice and salt. Set aside.

Cream butter with sugar until fluffy, about 3 minutes.

Stir in maple syrup and mix in eggs one at a time, stirring thoroughly after each addition. Stir in vanilla.

Add dry mixture in 3 parts, mixing thoroughly after each addition.

Mix in pumpkin until well blended.

Drop walnut-sized lumps of dough in sugar and roll them to coat then place on cookie tray about 2-inches apart.

Bake at 350°F for about 14 minutes or until lightly browned.

Note: Dough can be frozen.

Submitted by: Katherine K.