Pumpkin Cookies with Orange Frosting
Source of Recipe
Internet
List of Ingredients
2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 egg
1-3/4 cups or 15-ounce can unseasoned pumpkin
2 tbsp orange juice
1 tsp grated orange peel
1/2 cup chopped nuts, optional
Orange Glaze, recipe follows
Recipe
Combine flour, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl. In a mixer bowl, combine butter, granulated sugar and
brown sugar; beat until creamy. Add egg, pumpkin, orange juice and orange peel; beat until combined. Gradually
add flour mixture; beat until combined. Stir in nuts, if using. Drop dough by rounded tablespoons onto ungreased
baking sheets.
Bake in preheated 375 F oven for 12 to 14 minutes or until edges are set. Remove to wire racks to cool
completely. Spread each cookie with about 1/2 teaspoon Orange Glaze.
Orange Glaze: Mix 1-1/2 cups sifted powder sugar, 2 to 3 tbsp orange juice and 1/2 tsp grated orange peel in medium bowl until smooth.
Yield: About 4 dozen cookies.
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