Pumpkin Cookies Recipe With Price Per Serving

Ingredients

2 cups of puree pumpkin
2 cups of flour
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup oil
1/2 cup oats
1 teaspoon vanilla, all spice, cinnamin
1/4 cup raisins
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 egg

These pumpkin cookies are easy to make.  Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.  Mix the egg, sugar, brown sugar, and oil in one medium bowl.  Mix the dry ingredients in another large bowl.  Put the mixtures together in the large bowl and stir in the pumpkin puree.   Drop the cookies onto a cookie sheet and bake for 12 to 13 minutes.

How much does it cost per serving?

The flour costs about 25 cents. The pumpkin is free. The sugar will cost about 24 cents and the brown sugar costs about 33 cents. The price of the oil is about 33 cents.  Oats cost about 30 cents.  The rest of the ingredients add up to about 50 cents.  The total is about $1.95 for 12 servings.  Each serving costs about 16 cents.

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Turn Your Halloween Pumpkin into Actual Food

Bake Your Pumpkin

This is the first step in utilizing your old pumpkin for breads, cookies, and pies.  Once the pumpkin pieces have been baked in a 350 degree oven for about an hour, they can be easily pureed into a mush that can be used in any pumpkin recipe.  Place the pumpkin pieces into a glass baking dish or onto a cookie sheet.  Layer the bottom of the pan with water to ensure the pieces don't burn.

Once the pumpkin has cooked, remove it from the oven set it aside for a few minutes to cool.  Once cooled, you can slice off the skin.  You should be able to puree the pulp of the pumpkin with a sharp knife.

One large pumpkin should create a very large amount of puree.  Here you can see about 12 cups of puree from one pumpkin.

How much should you use in a recipe?

Lots of recipes call for 15 oz cans.  There are 8 ounces in a cup. So, two cups of puree is about 16 ounces. Use a little less than 2 cups of puree to substitute for the 15 ounce can.  If your puree seems a little "wet", then subtract a little more puree.