Nanny's Pumpkin Cookies With Maple Penuche Frosting

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup canned pumpkin
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 egg
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup finely chopped pecans
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 2 teaspoons maple syrup
• 1/4 cup half-and-half cream
• 1 1/2-2 cups powdered sugar
• 1/2 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 in large bowl or mixer beat together 1/2 cup sugar, 1/2 cup brown sugar and 1 cup butter until light and fluffy.
• 3 add pumpkin, vanilla, and egg and blend well.
• 4 add flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice, and salt mix well.
• 5 stir in pecans.
• 6 drop by rounded spoonfuls (an 80 scoop works great!) a couple of inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
• 7 bake at 350°f for 10-12 min or just until the edges only are light golden brown.
• 8 immediately remove from cookie sheets and cool on rack.
• 9 maple penuche frosting.
• 10 in a medium sauce pan combine 1/2 cup dark brown sugar, 3 tbls butter and bring to a boil.
• 11 add maple syrup and cook over medium heat for 1 minute or until slightly thickened, stirring constantly!
• 12 let cool 10 minutes.
• 13 add cream; and beat until smooth.
• 14 beat in powdered sugar gradually until desired consistency for frosting.
• 15 frost cooled cookies and keep in single layer in an air tight container to keep moist and fresh--that is if they last that long!