Pumpkin Week 2011 : Cookies & Brownies

Welcome to my first ever Pumpkin Week!

Now, I'll have to be honest, I've never had a thing for Pumpkin.   That is, besides Pumpkin Pie.  So this was a real step out of my comfort zone, and boy have I been impressed.

I thought that I would start out the week with some sweet dishes.

First off,

Pumpkin Butterscotch Cookies

{Recipe found here}

This was the first recipe that I tried after scouring the internet for pumpkin recipes.  I'm not a big fan of chocolate & pumpkin, but these sounded appetizing enough to try {I think because of the butterscotch}.

I asked both my husband and my oldest what they thought were in the cookies; the hubby thought Peanut Butter, the oldest had no clue.  I thought that these beauties freshly out of the oven tasted like Pumpkin Pie with butterscotch thrown in.  I was sold.

And you know what made them even better???  The fact that each of them were only 74 Calories.  I have not felt guilty about eating these :)

Second,
Pumpkin Walnut Oatmeal Squares
{Recipe Found Here}

 This was a very simple recipe to put together.  And the end result.  Eh....not bad.  I think I was going for something a little more crunchier, but it still tastes good.

Third,

Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies

{Recipe found here}

This was a delightful cookie.  Although my oldest son was disappointed that there were no butterscotch chips {he really dug those cookies}, I think these cookies were fantabulous with the white chocolate chips.

I tweaked this recipes with only one ingredient : the dried cherries were switched out with craisens.  Dried cherries were just a little bit expensive, and I always have craisens on hand.

I took some of these cookies over to the in-laws, and I think that my SIL ate half-a-dozen {granted she is breastfeeding}, but nonetheless I did not come home with any leftovers ;)