Thursday, September 16, 2010

Iced Pumpkin Cookies

ingredients:

1/2 cup butter
1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 cup canned pumpkin
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp lemon peel
1 tsp lemon juice
2 1/2 cups Flour
3 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
1/4 tsp ginger
1 cup chopped walnuts

directions:
Cream sugar, butter. Beat in eggs one at a time. Stir in pumpkin, vanilla, lemon peel, lemon juice.
Resift flour with baking powder, spice and salt, then blend into butter mixture. Drop by large tbsp on greased baking sheet.

Bake @ 375 for 10-14 minutes

Icing:
1 stick softened butter
1 8 oz. package cream cheese
1/2 t. vanilla
1/2 t. salt
2 cups powdered sugar
(you may also add a little lemon rind and lemon juice to icing)

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