Pumpkin Spice Cookies

I think pumpkin is good all year round. Not just around the holidays! :-)

Printable Recipe

Ingredients

2 1/2 Cups all purpose flour

1 teaspoon of baking soda

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon of ground nutmeg

1/2 teaspoon of pumpkin pie spice

1/2 cup of butter softened

1 1/2 cups white sugar

1 can canned pumpkin puree

1 egg

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Frosting

2 cups of confectioners sugar

3 tablespoons of milk

1 tablespoon of melted butter

1 teaspoon of vanilla extract

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.  Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, pumpkin pie spice and set aside.

In a medium bowl, cream together 1/2 cup of butter and white sugar. Add pumpkin, egg and 1 teaspoon of vanilla. Beat until creamy. Then mix in your dry ingredients.

Drop on cookie sheet by tablespoonfuls, slightly flatten them.

Bake for 15- 20 minutes. Cool cookies then drizzle your frosting over the top. 

To make the frosting: Combine all ingredients together. mix until you achieve a drizzle consistency.