Article: San Jose Mercury News, Calif., Kim Boatman column: Home Plates: Buck tradition by using pumpkin for cookies instead of the usual pie.(Column)

Byline: Kim Boatman

Nov. 22--I suppose I can't talk you out of making pumpkin pie.

It's traditional, after all. It's as crucial as the bird and the cranberry sauce and watching cartoon characters float above the streets of Manhattan, feeling a bit smug when we see those poor East Coasters shivering in their winter wear. But if you're feeling like tossing convention out the window, this pumpkin cookie recipe might do the trick.

Sophie Gluhaich sent the recipe for these goodies-laden cookies in response to a request from Carolyn Byrne. She thinks she found it in the Mercury News a while back. "It is absolutely one of the best I have ever had, ...

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