Ingredients

  • 2 12 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 12 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 12 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 12 teaspoon salt
  • 12 cup butter, softened
  • 1 12 cups white sugar
  • 1 cup canned pumpkin puree
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 3 tablespoons milk
  • 1 tablespoon melted butter
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Method

  • Preheat oven to 350.
  • Combine the first 7 (dry) ingredients in a bowl and set aside.
  • In a large bowl cream softened butter and white sugar.
  • Add pumpkin, egg and 1 tsp vanilla to butter mixture.
  • Beat until creamy.
  • Add dry ingredients and mix throughly.
  • Drop dough (approx tablespoon) onto a cool cookie sheet.
  • Flatten the dough slightly and bake for 12 minutes.
  • Cool on rack.
  • Make the glaze by combining confectioner's sugar, milk, melted butter and 1 tsp vanilla extract.
  • Glaze should be slightly runny.
  • Add a little more milk if necessary.
  • Drizzle glaze on cooled cookies.