pumpkin french toast

The other day I had some pumpkin pancakes and thought, why not do this with french toast! Kurt's mom always adds a banana to her french toast (mixes it in the blender), so I figured it would be just as easy to add some canned pumpkin. It was, and even tastier!

8 slices of bread (I used whole wheat)

1 cup milk

4 eggs, beaten

1/2 cup canned pumpkin

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

1/4-1/2 teaspoon cinnamon and dash of nutmeg and cloves (or you could just use pumpkin pie spice)

Mix together and pour in a pie dish. Dip each slice and fry in butter. Top with maple syrup or whipped cream.

Pumpkin Cookies

These just say "autumn" to me. It seems they are the first of the holiday baking that I make each year. I always have to give away half cause it makes so many and I can't stop eating them. ;)

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

1 c margarine/butter
3 c sugar
3 eggs
2 t vanilla
1 large can Pumpkin
5-6 c flour
3 t baking soda
1 1/2 t salt
2 t nutmeg
3 t cinnamon

1 t cloves

1 bag chocolate chips

DIRECTIONS: In large bowl cream together butter and sugar. Add eggs, vanilla, pumpkin. In separate bowl sift together dry ingredients. Combine with wet ingredients. Mix well and add chocolate chips. Spoon onto greased cookie sheet. Bake at 375º 10-15 min. (In my oven it's always 15.)