heather's pumpkin cookies

March recipe of the month: Pumpkin Cookies
Ingredients:
2 1/4 cups Pastry Flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon allspice
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup organic cane sugar
2 eggs
16 oz fresh cooked pumpkin, mashed (canned pumpkin if out of season)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup chopped walnuts
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 375F. Mix dry ingredients and set aside. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time. Mix in pumpkin and vanilla until smooth. Add in flour mixture a little at a time until blended. Gradually add in the walnuts. Drop tablespoon-sized spoonfuls onto greased cookie sheets and bake 10-15 minutes (depending on oven) until golden. Cool on rack.