Aren't these pretty? Aren't I a gifted photographer? Yeah...I stole this pic (and recipe) from
Design Mom. But it's okay, because she stole it from someone else.
Of course, I used the leftover pumpkin from last night's carving project. (Ahem...riiiiight.)
Old-Fashioned Soft Pumpkin Cookies
(verybestbaking.com)
2 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup butter (1 stick) softened
1 cup 100% pumpkin (you can find cans of this in the pie-filling section of the grocery store)
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
Glaze (see below)
Optional: 1/2 cup chocolate chips or nuts.
Preheat oven to 350. Grease baking sheets.
Combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt and set aside. Beat sugar and butter in large bowl until well blended. Beat in pumpkin, egg and vanilla extract until smooth. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Drop by rounded tablespoon onto prepared baking sheets.
Bake for 15 to 18 minutes or until edges are firm. Cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely. Drizzle glaze over cookies.
For Glaze:
Combine 2 cups powdered sugar, 3 tablespoons milk, 1 tablespoon melted butter and 1 tsp vanilla in small bowl until smooth.
Edit: These cookies are more "formed" than, say, a chocolate chip cookie. So, basically, whatever shape it's in when you drop it onto the cookie sheet is the shape it will be when you take it out. I flattened mine a little the second time around so the glaze wouldn't slide off. Also, waiting to see if said glaze will harden. Otherwise I'm not sure how I'll be storing these. But they're yummy!
