A taste of fall....

Every year, I help organize the annual cookie swap at school.  Right before Christmas, we all make about 6 dozen cookies of our favorite recipe.  Then the fun part.  Everyone trades and walks away with 6 dozen cookies, usually 6 cookies from each person.  Oh Baby....Cookie Swap day might just be one of Tim's favorite days of the year!

One of the secretaries at school made white chocolate chip pumpkin cookies last year and they had me at hello.  Since "bake something pumpkin" was on my bucket list, and I had friends coming over for a little Oktoberfest get-together, there was no better time to bake these yummy cookies.  These pumpkin chippers couldn't scream FALL loud enough...

These were deee-lish with some fresh apple cider  =)

The recipe makes a lot (about 6 dozen!), which makes it perfect for a cookie swap.  

I halved the ingredients when I made it this past weekend, and it made about 3 dozen cookies.

Mary's Pumpkin White Chocolate Drops

2 cups sugar

2 cups (4 sticks) butter

1 can (about 16oz.) solid pack pumpkin

2 eggs

4 cups flour

2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2  teaspoon baking soda

1 package (12 oz) white chocolate chips

1 container (16 oz) cream cheese frosting

1/4 cup packed brown sugar

*Preheat to 375 degrees and grease cookie sheets

*Beat white sugar and butter until light and fluffy.  Add pumpkin and eggs.  Beat until well-blended.

*Add flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder, and baking soda, beat until blended.  

*Stir in the chocolate chips

*Drop by teaspoonfuls on prepared baking sheets 

*Bake about 16 minutes (until set and lightly brown)  Remove to wire racks to cool

* Combine frosting and brown sugar in small bowl.  Spread on warm cookies