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Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
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Combine flour, oats, baking soda, cinnamon and salt.
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Cream butter; gradually add in sugars, beating till light and fluffy.
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Add in egg and vanilla; mix well.
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Alternate additions of dry ingredients and pumpkin, mixing well after each addition.
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Stir in morsels.
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For each cookie, drop 1/4 c. dough onto lightly greased cookie sheet.
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Spread into pumpkin shape, using a thin metal spatula.
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Add in a bit more dough to create stem.
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Bake 20 to 25 min until cookies are hard and lightly browned.
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Remove from cookie sheets; cool on racks.
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Decorate, using icing or peanut butter to affix assorted candies, raisins or nuts.
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VARIATION: Substitute 1 c. raisins for morsels.
