Monday, October 27, 2008

Soft Pumpkin Cookies

These are wonderful cookies - I couldn't mess tham up if I tried! One of the nice things about them is I usually have all the ingredients, except pumpkin, on hand.

Cookie:
2 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 tsp. salt
1 1/2 c. sugar
1/2 c. shortening (butter flavored)
1 c. 100% pure pumpkin
1 large egg
1 tsp. vanilla extract

Glaze:
2 c. powdered sugar
3 Tblsp. melted butter
1 tsp. vanilla

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease baking sheet.
2. Combine first six ingredients in a medium bowl. Beat sugar and butter in large bowl until well blended. Beat in pumpkin, egg and vanilla, until smooth. Gradually add flour mixture. Drop by rounded tablespoon onto prepared baking sheets.
3. Bake for 15 minutes - until edges are firm. Cool on baking rack completely.
4. Combine glaze ingredients in small bowl until well blended. Drizzle glaze over cookies. They usually need about 2 hours to fully dry.

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