Day One: Iced Pumpkin Cookies

 

These spiced cakey cookies are a great treat for day one of our Great Pumpkin Challenge. They are great for entertaining and equally great as a sweet treat in your husbands and kids lunch boxes.

Iced Pumpkin Cookies

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup butter, softened 1 1/2 cups white sugar  1 cup pumpkin puree

 1 egg

 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 cups confectioners' sugar

 3 tablespoons milk

 1 tablespoon melted butter

 1 teaspoon vanilla extract


Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, ground cloves, and salt; set aside.
2. In a medium bowl, cream together the 1/2 cup of butter and white sugar. Add pumpkin, egg, and 1 teaspoon vanilla to butter mixture, and beat until creamy. Mix in dry ingredients. Drop on cookie sheet by tablespoonfuls; flatten slightly.
3. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven. Cool cookies, then drizzle glaze with fork or flip cookie upside down in bowl of glaze the drizzle off the excess then flip back over on place on cooling rack.
4. To Make Glaze: Combine confectioners' sugar, milk, 1 tablespoon melted butter, and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Add milk as needed, to achieve drizzling consistency.