Old Fashioned Soft Pumpkin Cookies

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

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 cup solid pack pumpkin
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 3 tablespoons milk
• 1 tablespoon melted butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and cinnamon in a medium bowl.
• 2 in a large bowl, cream butter and sugar.
• 3 add pumpkin, egg, and vanilla; beat until light and creamy.
• 4 mix in dry ingredients until well blended.
• 5 drop rounded spoonfuls of dough onto greased cookie sheet.
• 6 smooth tops of cookies.
• 7 bake in preheated 350°f degree oven for 15-20 minutes.
• 8 meanwhile, combine glaze ingredients, stirring until smooth and set aside.
• 9 cool baked cookies on wire rack.
• 10 drizzle glaze over top.
• 11 for variations, stir any one of the following ingredients into batter: 1 cup raisins, chopped nuts, or rolled oats and/or 1/2 cup crushed pineapple, drained.