Pumpkin Cookies

Yes I know it's almost Christmas and the pumpkin pie/bread/cookies are an October through November treat. But the semester is ending and I am getting ready to head home and so I've been trying to use up my food so I don't have to throw it away, and I had leftover pumpkin, so I made these delicious pumpkin cookies for my friends and I to eat while we study for our finals.

Ingredients & Directions:


Cream together:
1/2 cup white sugar
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup butter, softened

Then add:
1 cup pumpkin
1 tsp vanilla
1 egg

Sift together dry ingredients then add to above wet mixture.
2 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
1/4 tsp salt
Add 1 cup milk chocolate chips.

The dough we be very wet still. Bake cookies at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes depending how large your cookies are. I cook all my cookies on parchment paper. Allow to cool then frost.

Icing:
3 T butter
1/2 c. brown sugar
1/4 c. milk
2 c. powdered sugar

Icing:
In saucepan, heat butter and brown sugar over medium to med-high heat until bubbling and thick. Cool 10 minutes. Stir in 1/4 cup milk. Add powdered sugar and beat until smooth.


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