Old Fashioned Soft Pumpkin Cookies

Total Time: 49 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 14 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/8 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
• 1/2 cup butter, softened (1 stick)
• 1 cup solid-pack pumpkin (i like libby's)
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups sifted powdered sugar
• 3 tablespoons milk
• 1 tablespoon butter, melted
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 in a medium bowl, combine flour, b. soda, b. powder, salt, and spices.
• 2 sift together the and dark brown sugars.
• 3 in a large mixer bowl, cream or beat butter and sugars well.
• 4 beat in the pumpkin, egg, and vanilla to the creamed butter and sugar.
• 5 gradually, beat in the dry mixture until all is blended well.
• 6 drop onto greased baking sheets by rounded tablespoon.
• 7 bake in 350-degree f pre-heated oven for 13-15 minutes (each successive batch needing less) or until edges are firmed up.
• 8 cool on the baking sheet about 2 minutes then remove to cool completely on wire rack.
• 9 for glaze: in a small bowl, combine all 4 glaze ingredients until smooth.
• 10 drizzle glaze over the tops of all the cookies. let glaze set.