Easy Pumpkin Cookies
Simple, easy, and delicious. These pumpkin cookies are the perfect fall treat. If you are looking for food suggestions for Best Years of Your Life, your book club will love this recipe for Pumpkin Cookies.
Ingredients
- 1 cup pure pumpkin
- 1 cup butter flavored crisco
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- 2 cups flour
- 1/2 tsp. salt
Icing:
- 1/2 - 3/4 box confectioner's sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
- 2 tbs. milk
- orange food coloring can mix yellow and red to get orange shade
Instructions
For the Cookies:
- In a large bowl, mix dry ingredients, then add wet ingredients until thoroughly blended.
- Drop spoonfulls of the batter onto baking sheet, 2 inches apart.
- Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes (depending on size).
For the Icing:
- Mix together confectioner’s sugar, vanilla, milk, and food coloring to form icing.
- If it's too dry, add more milk. If it's too wet, add more powdered sugar.
- Spread onto cooled cookies and allow icing to harden.
