Article posted: 10/25/2011 6:00 AM

Try pumpkin cookies for a Halloween treat

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A bit of lemon-spiked glaze perks up lean pumpkin raisin cookies.

Bill Zars | Staff Photographer

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Since I'm a lousy pumpkin carver, I started considering all the delicious ways pumpkin can be prepared and eaten: pie, soup, ice cream, turned into cheesecake, cookies, cupcakes and even mousse. After sampling many of those variations, pumpkin cookies stood out as the least successful, thanks to their frequent flat flavor notes and cake-like texture.

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