Smiling Marketress' Fall Cookies

I call these my fall cookies because they happened on accident :). I wanted to make pumpkin cut out cookies, but realized I ran out of pumpkin. I had to get started on them anyway so I had to improvise. They turned out super good.

Cream:
1 cup butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 1/2 cups confectioners sugar

Add:
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon butter extract
1 egg, beaten

Sift together:
2 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon cloves
1 teaspoon cinnamon

Slowly mix the flour mixture with the butter mixture. Roll into a ball and refrigerate for at least 30 min. Roll out and use fall shaped cookie cutters. I used leaves, owls, and pumpkins. Bake at 350 for 7 min.

I placed them in a basket lined with a gold cloth napkin, and shimmery brown and gold tissue paper. I rode in the elevator this morning with the basket and said I looked like Little Red Riding Hood, only I wasn't wearing a red hood, but a gray slacks and teal sweater.

Pumpkin Bread

I've been on a pumpkin kick lately. And honestly, nothing says, "Welcome Fall" than a loaf of pumpkin bread. I make it at the beginning of each fall season. Sorry, no picture. I forgot to take one. But this year, my office raved about it.

Sift together:
3 Cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon cloves
1/2 teaspoon cloves
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

Mix together:
3 Cups sugar
1 Cup applesauce
3 eggs
2 Cups pumpkin

Mix dry ingredients with pumpkin mixture until smooth. Pour in a greased loaf pan and bake at 350 for 1 hour.  Makes 1 loaf.