Oatmeal Craisin Cookies

Wet Ingredients
2½ -Sticks Butter
¾C -Brown Sugar
½C -Sugar
1 -Egg
1 tsp -Vanilla

Dry Ingredients
1½C -Flour
1tsp -Baking Soda
1tsp -Salt
1tsp -Cinnamon
¼ tsp -Nutmeg

Oats & More
3C -Oats
1C -Craisins


In separate bowl combine the dry ingredients and set aside.

In another bowl combine all of the wet ingredients blend well.

Slowly add the dry mixture to the wet mixing in between.

Once all is blended well add the oats one cup at a time mixing after each addition.

Once the oats are mixed in add the craisins and nuts and whatever else.
Mix well.

Spoon onto a lined cookie sheet. You can fit about 20 cookies onto a sheet. A double batch yields over 100 cookies.

Bake at 350º for about 12-15mins or until golden brown.

Pumpkin Buns

I found this one on Lisa's Craft & Food Blog. She has some great ideas and recipes you should look through.

I am always looking for new ways to use pumpkin so I HAD to post this one. Enjoy!

1 envelope active dry yeast
1/4 cup warm water
1 tsp. sugar
2 eggs
1/2 stick butter, melted
1 15 oz. solid packed pumpkin
5 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 tsp. salt

Filling: 1/2 stick butter, softened
1/4 cup sugar
1 cup packed light brown sugar
1 tablespoon cinnamon

Glaze: 2 cups confectioners sugar
3 tablespoons milk

Sprinkle yeast over warm water in karge bowl. Add 1 teaspoon sugar; let stand til foamy, about 5 minutes. Beat in remaining 2 tablespoons sugar, the eggs, butter and pumpkin.

Gradually add 5 cups of the flour and the salt, scraping side of bowl, until soft dough forms. Turn out onto floured surface and knead remaining 1/2 cup flour onto dough. Dough will be soft.

Grease a bowl; add dough. Cover with plastic wrap and place in a warm spot until doubled, about 1 1/4 hours.

Coat 2 13x10 inch baking pans with nonstick cooking spray. Make filling: Mix butter, sugar and brown sugars, cinnamon in a bowl.

Punch down dough. Roll out half onto lightly floured surface to form a 16x10 inch rectangle. Spread with half of filling. Starting on one long side, roll up jelly roll fashion. Pinch seam to close. Repeat with second half of dough and filling.

Cut each log crooswise into 12 generous 1 inch pieces. Arrange 12 pieces, cut side down, in each prepared pan. Cover with plastic; let sit in a warm spot until buns double in size, about 30-45 minutes.

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Uncover pans and bake buns until they are golden brown and bubbly, 28-33 minutes. Tranfer to wire rack; let cool 10 minutes.

Glaze: Blend confectioners sugar and milk. Drizzle over buns. Serve warm.