Pumpkin Rocks - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup raisins
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon ground cloves
3/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/3 cups granulated sugar
2/3 cup unsalted butter, slightly softened
1/2 cup corn oil
1/4 cup light molasses
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup canned pumpkin
Frosting
2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
3 ounces cream cheese, slightly softened and cut into chunks
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon orange juice

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 350 then grease several baking sheets or coat with nonstick spray.
In small bowl cover raisins with hot water then let stand 10 minutes.
Drain well and set aside.
In medium bowl stir flour, cinnamon, baking soda, cloves, nutmeg and salt then set aside.
In large bowl with electric mixer on medium beat sugar and butter until very blended and fluffy.
Reduce speed to low and beat in oil, molasses, vanilla and pumpkin until evenly incorporated.
Beat or stir in flour mixture then add raisins until evenly incorporated.
Drop dough onto baking sheets in golf ball size mounds spacing 2\" apart.
Bake cookies one sheet at a time in upper third of oven for 15 minutes.