Iced Pumpkin Cookies






What You'll Need


  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • one teaspoon baking powder
  • one teaspoon baking soda
  • tow teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1 1/2 cups white sugar
  • one cup canned pumpkin puree
  • one egg
  • one teaspoon vanilla extract
  • tow cups confectioners' sugar
  • three tablespoons milk
  • one tablespoon melted butter
  • one teaspoon vanilla extract

How to Make It


  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, ground cloves, and salt; set aside.
  3. In a medium bowl, cream together the 1/2 cup of butter and white sugar.
  4. Add pumpkin, egg, and 1 teaspoon vanilla to butter mixture, and beat until creamy.
  5. Mix in dry ingredients.
  6. Drop on cookie sheet by tablespoonfuls; flatten slightly.
  7. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven.
  8. Cool cookies, then drizzle glaze with fork.
  9. To Make Glaze: Combine confectioners' sugar, milk, 1 tablespoon melted butter, and 1 teaspoon vanilla.
  10. Add milk as needed, to achieve drizzling consistency.