Soft Glazed Pumpkin Cookies
INGREDIENTS
  • Cooking Time: 15 min.
  • Preparation Time: 10 Min.
  • FOR COOKIES
  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon (*OR* 1 tsp cinnamon and 1/2 tsp nutmeg if
  • preferred)
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup pumpkin
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • FOR GLAZE
  • 2 cups sifted Confectioner's (powdered) sugar
  • 3 Tbsp milk (2% or whole)
  • 1 Tbsp melted butter
  • 1 tsp vanilla
DIRECTIONS
  1. 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. 2. Grease cookie sheets (or line with parchment paper). Combine flour,
  3. baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt in bowl and set aside.
  4. 3. In separate bowl, beat pumpkin, egg, and vanilla with mixer on medium
  5. Speed until smooth.
  6. 4. Gradually add in flour mixture, beating well with each addition.
  7. 5. Drop dough by rounded spoonfuls onto cookie sheets.
  8. 6. Bake 15-18 minutes until edges are firm but not brown.
  9. 7. Allow cookies to cool before glazing.
  10. 8. for glaze, combine sifted powdered sugar, milk, butter, and vanilla,
  11. and stir until smooth.
  12. 8. Drizzle glaze over cooled cookies.
RECIPE BACKSTORY
Someone in Friendfeed.com posted this recipe. It sounded delicious. I haven't made it yet but I plan to!