My friend Emily made these Egg Free Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Cookies from Allrecipes.com for a playdate since she knows that Lucie is allergic to eggs. (Wasn’t that nice?!) They were delicious and moist – more like a muffin than a cookie. Also, chocolate chips go amazingly well with pumpkin.

Egg Free Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Cookies
Yields: 48 servings

Ingredients:

1. 2 cups white sugar
2. 1 cup shortening
3. 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
4. 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
5. 4 cups all-purpose flour
6. 2 teaspoons baking soda
7. 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
8. 12 ounces semisweet chocolate chips

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
2. Cream the sugar, shortening, pumpkin and vanilla together. Mix until light and well combined.
3. Mix the flour, baking soda and ground cinnamon. Stir the flour mixture into the creamed mixture. Mix until combined. Stir in the chocolate chips.
4. Drop by teaspoons onto an ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 12 to 15 minutes or until set. Let cookies cool on a rack.

Nutrition facts (per serving):Calories (kcal) 146 Protein 1.5g Cals from Protein 3% Total Fat 6.5g Cals from Fat 38% Carbohydrates 21.6g Cals from Carbohydrates 56% Fiber 1g Cholesterol 0mg Sodium 75mg

Monster Mazes is an interactive type of Usborne book. For children ages five to seven, this book is full of intriguing mazes and maze-type puzzles, linked together by a story of Cat and Mouse’s daring exploits.

Another interactive book for Halloween is Spook’s Surprise for ages four to seven. Like all the books in Usborne’s Young Puzzle Adventure Series, this spooky story has picture puzzles threaded through it that involve readers in the action. Depending on your child’s reading level, this book can be shared or read alone.

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