Pumpkin Pie Cookies

Ingredients:

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 3 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups white sugar
• 1 cup fresh or canned pumpkin puree
• 1 egg
• 2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Frosting:

• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 3 tablespoons milk
• 2 tablespoons melted butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, pie spice and salt.

 

2. In a large bowl, cream together the 1/2 cup of butter and white sugar. Add pumpkin puree, egg and vanilla and beat until creamy. Mix in dry ingredients. Drop on cookie sheet by tablespoonfuls.

3. Bake for 12-15 minutes in the preheated oven. Let cool.

Frosting:

Combine confectioners' sugar, milk, 2 tablespoons melted butter and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Add sugar or milk as needed to achieve desired consistency.

 

Some like to drizzle the cookies, I prefer a frosting consistency.