Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

1 cup butter or margarine

¾ cup packed brown sugar

¾ cup sugar

1 egg

1 Tablespoon vanilla

1 cup pumpkin

1 cup quick oats

2 cups flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1 ½ chocolate chips

Cream butter and sugars, beat in egg and vanilla, add pumpkin and then flour, oats, cinnamon and soda. Add chips. Drop by spoon or small scoop on baking sheet. Bake at 350^o 12- 13 minutes.

Note: Triple recipe will use full can of pumpkin and yield 15 dozen.

Double Layer Pumpkin Pie

1 (4 oz) pkg cream cheese

1 Tablespoon sugar

1 Tablespoon milk

1 ½ cups softened whipped topping

Graham cracker crust or cooked pie shell

1 cup cold milk

½ teaspoon ground ginger

1 large pkg instant vanilla pudding and pie mix

¼ teaspoon ground cloves

1 teaspoon cinnamon

2 cups pumpkin

Mix cream cheese, sugar and milk with wire whip until smooth. Gently stir in whipped topping and spread on bottom of pie crust. Mix the rest of the ingredients (this will be thick) and spread over top of cream cheese mixture. Refrigerate 4 hours before cutting.

Note: For variety, add ¼ cup chopped pecans to cream cheese mixture.