Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
• 1 cup honey
• 3/4 cup shortening
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 cups oats
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease baking sheets.

Beat pumpkin, honey, shortening, water, egg, and vanilla extract together in a large bowl until creamy. Whisk oats, flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger, baking soda, baking powder, salt, nutmeg, and cloves together in another bowl. Add oat mixture to pumpkin mixture; stir until dough is well-blended. Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls onto prepared baking sheets.

Bake in the preheated oven until golden and set, 12 to 15 minutes.