Pumpkin Spice Caramel Cookies

 A great fall cookie.   You can sub chocolate chips for the pumpkin spice chips if you choose.  

PUMPKIN SPICE CARAMEL COOKIES

(makes 3 1/2 dozen)

Ingredients:

*1/2 cup butter, softened

*1 1/2 cups light brown sugar

*3/4 cup pumpin puree

*1 large egg

*1/4 teaspoon maple flavoring or 1 teaspoon of pure vanilla extract

*1 cup oats

*2 cups flour

*1 teaspoon baking powder

*1 teaspoon salt

*1 teaspoon cinnamon

*1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

*1 (9 ounce bag) of pumpkin spice baking truffles or pumpkin spice chips

*1 (11 ounce bag) of caramel bits (you will only use about a 1/3 of the bag)

Directions:

~Preheat oven to 375 degrees.  

~In a large mixing bowl, beat butter and brown sugar until well mixed.

~Add in egg, pumpkin puree, and maple flavoring and mix until blended.

~Mix in oats.

~Add flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg.

~Mix until well mixed.

~Stir in pumpkin spice truffles/chips.

~Drop by rounded teaspoon or cookie scoop onto ungreased baking sheet.

~Bake for 9-11 minutes.

~Remove from oven and quickly put 4-5 caramel bits on top of each cookie.

~Allow cookie to cool for 2 minutes before removing from place.

~Place on cooling rack.