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Pumpkin Spice Cookies

Perfect two bite cookies with a dollop of caramel frosting will become a new favorite!
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Course baked goods, Snack
Cuisine American, baked goods
Servings 3 dozen

Ingredients
  

cookie dough

  • 1/2 cup shortening I prefer crisco
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup canned pumpkin puree
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp ground clove
  • 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 1 cup raisins and chopped nuts optional, if you choose to add nuts walnuts or pecans are best

Never Fail Caramel Frosting

  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 2 tbsp milk
  • 1 cup confectioners sugar

Instructions
 

preheat oven to 375°, line baking sheet with parchment paper

  • Add shortening, sugar, pumpkin, and baking soda together in mixing bowl beat until creamy. Add egg and beat until batter is fluffy.
  • Combine flour, salt, cinnamon, clove, and nutmeg, gradually add to wet ingredients. Scrape sides of bowl, continue to mix for another minute or so.
    If you like fold in raisins and nuts at this time. 1/2 cup each.
  • Drop by tablespoon onto parchement paper lined baking sheet or into greased mini muffin pan, bake at 375 for 12 minutes.  Remove to a cooling rack and make frosting.

Never Fail Caramel Frosting

  • Melt butter, sugar, and salt together, whisk continually until butter is melted and mixture becomes caramel, this will take about 3 minutes.
    Remove from heat, whisk in vanilla and milk.
    Let cool for 5 minutes, add in powdered sugar, whisk until thick and smooth.
    Spoon over pumpkin cookies.
Keyword baking, caramel, cookie, frosting, pumpkin, pumpkin spice
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