Pumpkin Cookies!

Pumpkin cookies are soft, moist and chewy, more like a chewy muffin than a crispy wafer cookie, and I absolutely love them for it. This fall, take advantage of all those pumpkins everywhere by making some sweet pumpkin cookies. If you prefer to use fresh pumpkin when a recipe calls for canned, you can easily substitute fresh pureed pumpkin. Here are a few very different recipes to try:

• Low Fat Vegan Pumpkin Cookies Because it uses applesauce for moisture instead of margarine or oil, this pumpkin cookie recipe is nearly fat-free. It also has oatmeal for a dose of heart-healthy fiber.
• Super Easy Pumpkin Cake Mix Cookies If you're a fan of quick and easy recipes, then this is one is a keeper. With just a box of cake mix and a can of pumpkin, you can bake up fresh warm pumpkin cookies. Use a vegan cake mix for vegan cookies.
• Gluten-Free Pumpkin Cookies Make gluten-free and wheat-free pumpkin cookies using rice flour instead of regular flour and enjoy the flavors of fall and Thanksgiving on a gluten-free diet.
• Caramel Frosted Pumpkin Cookies About's Guide to Busy Cooks offers these tips for making her frosted pumpkin cookie recipe: "Use orange and black sprinkles to decorate, or try pumpkin candies or gummy bugs. Or you can use colored decorator frosting available in stores and draw pumpkin faces on the cookies after the frosting is set." This is a fun way to make pumpkin cookies for Halloween or any fall occasion.
• Pupmkin Puree Recipe For your pumpkin cookies, you may prefer to use fresh pumpkin rather than canned if it's in season. Not sure how to make pumpkin puree from a fresh pumpkin? Here's what you need to do.