Light As Air Frosted Pumpkin Cookies

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 20
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup canned pumpkin, unspiced
• 1/2 cup all vegetable solid shortening
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons vanilla, divided
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 -3 tablespoon milk

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven 375.
• 2 in a large bowl, mix in low speed the following until creamed.
• 3 granulated sugar,pumpkin,shortening,1 teaspoon vanilla.
• 4 slowly mix in by hand your, flour,salt,baking powder,baking soda,cinnamon.once well mixed. drop dough by heaping teaspoons onto ungreased cookie sheet. bake 375 for 8-15 minutes (keep checking,since time will vary depending on cookie size)look for a light golden brown.
• 5 take out and let rest at room temperature til cooled.then frost, recipe follows.
• 6 in a med size saucepan brown 1/4 cup butter.take off heat mix in 1 teaspoon vanilla,powdered sugar,and thin out with milk.you can now frost immediately.