Frosted Pumpkin-Walnut Cookies
Source of Recipe
Internet
List of Ingredients
1/2 cup butter/margarine, softened
1 1/2 cups brown sugar, firmly
2 eggs
1 cup pumpkin -cooked, mashed
1/2 tsp lemon extract
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups flour - all purpose
1 tbsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
1 cup walnuts, chopped
Maple frosting:
1/4 cup butter/margarine, softened
2 1/4 cups powdered sugar, sifted
2 tbsp milk
3/4 tsp maple extract
Recipe
Cream butter; gradually add brown sugar, beating well at medium speed of an electric mixer.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition. Stir in pumpkin and flavorings.
Combine flour, baking powder, salt and pumpkin pie spice. Gradually add to creamed mixture, mixing well. Stir in walnuts. Drop dough by teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto greased cookie sheets.
Bake at 375F for 12 minutes. Cool on wire racks. Frost with Maple Frosting.
Maple Frosting:
Cream butter; gradually add 1 cup powdered sugar, beating well at medium speed of an electric mixer. Add remaining sugar alternately with milk, beating until smooth enough to spread. Add maple extract, and beat well. Yield: about 1 cup
Yield: 7 1/2 dozen cookies
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