The Naturally Good Cook

Last weekend, I went tot he farmer's market and met two really nice ladies selling a cook book they wrote, and giving out free samples of the recipes that lie within.  After tasting the goodies, and talking for a while with them, I decided to buy The Naturally Good Cook.

It is full of delicious recipes and charming art work which reminds me of cook books my mother and grandmothers owned in the past.

I also got it autographed by the authors, Sandra and Kathleen.

I asked them if I could use some of the recipes on this blog, and they told me to go ahead!  So, I'm excited to share with you, the first recipe I've tried out of The Naturally Good Cook: Maple Pumpkin Cookies!

First, beat together 1 cup of butter and 1/2 cup of sugar.

Beat in 1 egg

and 1/2 cup of maple syrup.  I used Grade B cooking maple syrup.

Add 1 tsp of vanilla and 1 cup of pumpkin puree (I used some that I made and froze last year).

Next, mix in the dry.

1 tsp of baking powder, 1/2 tsp of baking soda, 1/2 tsp of salt, 1/2 tsp of nutmeg (fresh!) and 1 tsp of cinnamon

and 3 cups of flour.

After the dry is mixed in, stir in 1 cup of raisins (I used craisins)

and 1 cup of chopped nuts, I used pecans.

Bake in a 350 degree oven for 15 minutes.

These came out fluffy, sweet and delicious!

Fear not, if this book is not being sold at a farmer's market near you, you can easily buy it on Amazon.com!  Thank you so much to Sandra and Kathleen!  You have made a beautiful book, and I'm going to love trying out every recipe!

Enjoy!