Fall is here!!! My favorite season just lifts my spirits and makes me so happy. I love the smells, the food, the decor, the holidays, the cooler weather, and just everything about fall.
Sorry it has taken so long for me to post! School started, which for me, means that I started work again as a PE teacher at my kids' elementary school. It's only 14.5 hours a week but I am still adjusting to getting things at home done and working outside the home. I absolutely love my job though, and feel so blessed that it is mine!
These simple, pumpkin cookies are just perfect for this time of year. When my son ate one he said, "Mom these taste like Halloween!" It was so cute!
ICED PUMPKIN COOKIES
Ingredients:
2 1/2 C all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp ground cloves
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 C white sugar
1 C canned pumpkin puree
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
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2 C confectioner's sugar
3 TB milk
1 TB melted butter
1 tsp vanilla extract
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, ground cloves, and salt; set aside.
In a medium bowl, cream together the 1/2 C butter and white sugar. Add pumpkin, egg, and 1 tsp vanilla to butter mixture, beat until creamy. Mix in dry ingredients. Drop on cookie sheet by tablespoonfuls.
Bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven or until edges are slightly browned.
For the glaze, combine confectioner's sugar, milk, 1 TB melted butter, and 1 tsp vanilla. Add milk as needed to achieve drizzling consistency.
Once cookies are mostly cooled, drizzle the icing over them with a fork.
Makes 3 dozen.
