Spiced Pumpkin-Raisin Cookies

Ingredients

• 0.5 teaspoon baking soda 
• 0.5 cup pumpkin puree canned
• 1 cup flour all-purpose
• 0.3 teaspoon ground allspice 
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 
• 1 tablespoon maple syrup pure
• 0.7 cup old-fashioned oats 
• 0.5 cup raisins 
• 0.8 cup sugar raw for sprinkling
• 0.5 teaspoon salt fine
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 
• 0.3 cup vegetable oil 

Equipment

• bowl
• baking sheet
• baking paper
• oven
• whisk
• spatula
• ice cream scoop

Directions

1. Watch how to make this recipe.
2. Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F. Line 2 heavy large baking sheets with parchment paper.
3. In a medium bowl, combine the flour, oats, cinnamon, baking soda, salt and allspice. Stir to blend well. In a large bowl, combine the sugar, pumpkin puree, oil, syrup and vanilla; whisk to blend. Using a flexible rubber spatula, gradually stir the dry ingredients into the pumpkin mixture. Stir in the raisins.
4. For each cookie, drop 1 generous tablespoon of batter onto the prepared baking sheet, spacing the mounds about 1 inch apart (or use a mini ice cream scoop). Using moistened fingertips, flatten each to a 2-inch-diameter round.
5. Sprinkle each cookie with a bit more raw sugar.
6. Bake the cookies until brown and a bit firm to the touch, 17 to 20 minutes. Using a metal spatula, transfer the cookies to a rack and cool completely.