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Pete Le Roux carved Pete’s Pond into the landscape as his answer to the rampant poaching and senseless killing of Africa’s wildlife which can now avoid the Limpopo River where poachers lurk. Using the remnants of an old irrigation system from the area’s failed attempts to grow cotton, he built a pond as an alternative watering source.
this is a recipe that should be shared, because these are perfect fall cookies - pumpkin. They are light and fluffy and moist, almost like a cakey cookie, and they pair up wonderfully with apple cider. So, here you have it. I usually double the recipe so that I have enough to give away.
Pumpkin Cookies
1/2 cup margarine (1 stick, softened) 1 cup sugar 1 cup canned pumpkin 1 egg 2 cups flour 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp cinnamon 1 tsp nutmeg 1 tsp baking powder
Combine margarine, sugar, pumpkin and egg. Beat until fluffy. Combine all dry ingredients, add to wet, beat until blended. Drop by teaspoons onto greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 8-15 minutes. (Be careful, and pull them out before the bottoms start to brown up too much.)
Frosting 3 tablespoons butter/margarine 3 cups powdered sugar 3-4 tablespoons of milk 1 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla
Combine butter, sugar and milk in bowl and beat, adding more milk if needed to make desired consistency. Add vanilla at end.
And there you have it. For the double batch I use just one whole can of pumpkin, even though there's only about 1 3/4 cups in a whole can, and it turns out fine. Because of the frosting the cookies tend to stick together if you pile them in a container, so it's best to keep them in the fridge if you do that. Oh, and of course you can add things to them, like chocolate chips or nuts or raisins,
