Healthy pumpkin cookies

1 c. flour (whole wheat flour works too if it is from hard white wheat)
1 1/2 c. rolled oats
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1/8 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 c. butter (or coconut oil) softened or applesauce
1/4 c. white cugar
1/4 c. brown sugar
1 egg
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 c. -1 1/2 c. pumpkin puree (i just used some butternut squash left over from dinner)

optional:
1 c. chocolate chips, or raisins or dates


Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Combine the first 6 ingredients and set aside.
Cream together butter, and sugars. Stir in pumpkin puree.
Gradually stir in dry ingredients till mixed well.
Gently mix in raisins or optional ingredients.
Drop by spoonfuls onto greased cookie sheets.
Bake about 12 min. Allow to cool on sheet for 5 minutes them move to a cooling rack or eat them!

*If you leave out the optional ingredients then they work great for breakfast type cookies being very mild and pretty healthy (much better than sugary cereals). These are one of the cookies I don't mind my kid eating a few at a time since they are healthy cookies.