America's Best Recipes/1989

Frosted Pumpkin Cookies

Servings Preparation Time Cooking Time Calories Saturated Fat Fat Sodium Carbohydrates Protein Cholesterol
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INGREDIENTS:
1 cup butter or margarine, softened 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 egg 1 cup cooked, mashed pumpkin 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt 2-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger 1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts 1/2 cup chopped raisins or dates
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar 1/4 cup milk 1 tablespoon butter or margarine
1 cup sifted powdered sugar 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract



1 Cream 1 cup butter; gradually add 1/2 cup sugar and 1/2 cup brown sugar, beating well at medium speed of an electric mixer until mixture is light and fluffy. Add egg; beat well. Stir in pumpkin and 1 teaspoon vanilla.
2 Combine flour, baking powder, soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger in a medium mixing bowl; gradually add to pumpkin mixture, mixing well. Stir in pecans and raisins.
3 Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls onto lightly greased cookie sheets. Bake at 375 F for 10 minutes or until cookies are lightly browned. Cool slightly on cookie sheets; remove cookies to wire racks to cool completely.
4 Combine 1/2 cup brown sugar, milk, and 1 tablespoon butter in a small saucepan. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until butter melts and sugar dissolves. Remove from heat, and add powdered sugar and 3/4 teaspoon vanilla, beating at low speed of electric mixer until mixture is smooth. Spread frosting over cookies.

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