Pumpkin-Spice Bars Cookies Recipe

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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  4                     eggs
  2               cups  sugar
  1                cup  vegetable oil
  1       (15 ounce) can  pumpkin
  2               cups  all-purpose flour
  2          teaspoons  baking powder
  2          teaspoons  ground cinnamon
  1           teaspoon  baking soda
     1/2      teaspoon  salt
     1/2      teaspoon  ground ginger
     1/4      teaspoon  ground cloves
  1                cup  raisins
                        Cream Cheese Frosting -- (recipe follows)
     1/2           cup  chopped nuts
                       
                        CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
  1       (3 ounce) package  cream cheese -- softened
     1/3           cup  butter or margarine -- softened
  1           teaspoon  vanilla
  2               cups  powdered sugar

Heat oven to 350º. Grease jelly roll pan, 15 1/2 × 10 1/2 × 1 inch. Mix eggs, sugar, oil and pumpkin in large bowl with spoon. Stir in flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, ginger and cloves. Stir in
raisins.

Spread batter in pan. Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely. Frost with Cream Cheese Frosting. Sprinkle with nuts. Cut into 8 rows by 6 rows. Store covered in refrigerator.

Raspberry Logs

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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  1                cup  granulated sugar
     1/2           cup  butter or margarine
     1/4           cup  shortening
  2          teaspoons  vanilla
  2                     eggs
  2 1/4           cups  all-purpose flour
     1/2           cup  ground walnuts
  1           teaspoon  baking powder
     1/4      teaspoon  salt
     1/2           cup  raspberry preserves
                        Powdered sugar

Beat granulated sugar, butter, shortening, vanilla and eggs in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in flour, walnuts, baking powder and salt. Cover and refrigerate about 3 hours or until firm.

Heat oven to 375º. Roll half of dough at a time into 12-inch square on floured cloth-covered surface. Cut into rectangles, 2 × 3 inches. Spoon 1/2 teaspoon preserves along one 3-inch side of each rectangle to within 1/4 inch of edge. Fold dough over preserves, beginning at 3-inch side. Seal edges with fork. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until light brown. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Roll in powdered sugar while warm.