Pumpkin cookies!*

~ 1/2 cup pumpkin puree
1/2 stick butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
1+tsp vanilla extract
1 egg
3/4 cup flour
some spices
~1/2 cup cream cheese
1tsp baking soda

Half-melt the butter and then combine with the sugar.
Add the pumpkin pureee and egg and stir until smoothish.  Add all the rest of everything.
The consistancy should be wet enough that when you scoop it with a spoon, you can drop
the spoonful onto the pan.  When you have combined everything until smooth, drop onto
buttered pan surface and put in the oven for 15-20 min on 350 F.


*can also be made with sweet potatoes or yams