Pumpkin and Oatmeal cookies

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Pumpkin and oatmeal cookies-5Remember the Vanilla and Star cookies I had posted about a few weeks back.

And the lemon and almond eggless cookies.

Also the coconut and jam hearts? I had made all these three cookies and put them in boxes for my friends for christmas.

Along with these I had also added the pumpkin and oatmeal cookies that I am sharing with you today.

I got the recipe from Sally’s Baking Addiction’s blog. I love her blog and everything on it. She is a sprinkles lover. And that itself is reason enough for me to be her fan. The funfetti cupcakes with chocolate malt frosting I have shared before were adapted from a recipe on her blog. They were a big hit and so were these.

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Raisin and Pecan Oatmeal Cookies

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Chewy, crispy, soft oatmeal pecan cookies, with so many levels of texture and flavor in each bite.
Chewy, crispy, soft oatmeal pecan cookies, with so many levels of texture and flavor in each bite.

Chewy, crispy, soft oatmeal pecan cookies, with so many levels of texture and flavor in each bite.

“Raisins that look like chocolate chips are the reason I have trust issues.”

Yesterday was one of those rare days when I actually got up at 5.30 in the morning and went for a jog.

It always feels good when I do that, but the only problem I face is that the day becomes way too long. I was showered and done with breakfast by 7.30 and with the house clean, my friends out of town and nothing to cook since V was not coming home for lunch that day and enough leftovers in the refrigerator for me, I had nothing much to do.

As a result I was wandering around the house aimlessly. I read my book for some time but then that also lost its charm and I ended up doing what I generally do when I am bored at home. Bake.

Well, either I bake or open the refrigerator, look for something to eat (read chocolate), realise it’s not healthy and shut the door, only to come back and repeat the process three times, before finally caving in. (Damn you, chocolate!)

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