The BEST pumpkin cookies, my friend introduced me to this recipe last year and I've been making it a lot this fall for events, bake sales etc. Everyone loves them.
Ann Walser’s Pumpkin Cookies
Makes ~3 Dozen
Cream together:
1 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
1 cup pumpkin
1 egg
Add
1 teaspoon vanilla & mix.
Add in
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
½ teaspoon salt
Drop by teaspoons onto pan. Bake @ 350 degrees for 10 minutes on ungreased pan.
Frosting
In small saucepan, mix together:
3 tablespoons butter
4 tablespoons milk
½ cup brown sugar
Boil for 2 minutes, stirring constantly
Remove from heat and let cool slightly
Add:
1 cup powdered sugar
¾ teaspoon vanilla
Beat well until thickened and frost cookies
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My only note is with the frosting, I found it very much like a glaze with only the 1 cup of powdered sugar for all that liquid, I thickened it up with a lot more powdered sugar, like another cup and a half to 2 cups, and then dipped the top of the cookies in the glaze. I also tried it with some maple extract instead of vanilla which turned out really yummy too.
Second note is to definitely use the tsp to drop the cookies, they are really sticky. Don't worry about them looking smooth or anything, they should look a little lumpy, they will sort of even out in the oven.
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