INGREDIENTS:

1?2 cup butter or margarine 1 1?2 cups sugar 1 egg 1 cup cooked pumpkin 1 tsp. vanilla 2 1?2 cups flour 1 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. soda 1?2 tsp. salt 1 tsp. nutmeg 1 tsp. cinnamon or 2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice 1?2 cup diced almonds, roasted 1 cup chocolate chips

INSTRUCTIONS:

Cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy.  Beat in egg, pumpkin and vanilla.  Mix flour, baking powder, soda, salt and spices.  Add to creamed mixture and mix well.  Add almonds and chocolate chips; with heavy spoon, mix thoroughly. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto a well-greased cookie sheet.  Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes or until lightly browned.  Remove from cookie sheet while still warm; cool on rack. Makes about 6 dozen cookies