Pleasantly Spiced Pumpkin Cookies

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, softened (i use earth balance)
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup pumpkin puree
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice

Recipe

• 1 cream the butter and sugar together in a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer.
• 2 add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• 3 beat in the vanilla and pumpkin until fully blended.
• 4 in a smaller mixing bowl, sift the flour, baking powder, salt, and spice together.
• 5 add this dry mixture into the large bowl and beat on low speed until there are no more dry pieces left.
• 6 cut a large piece of parchment paper onto a cookie sheet and drop globs on dough onto it, about 2 inches apart each.
• 7 for crispy cookies, bake for 10-12 minutes at 425f then let cool on the sheet for at least 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
• 8 for softer cookies, bake for 15 minutes at 375f then just let cool on the sheet prior to eating.