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Pumpkin Spice Cookies

Sheila
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 12 minutes
total time needs to take in to consideration multiple sheets of cookies 24 minutes
Total Time 56 minutes
Course baked goods, cookies
Cuisine American, baked goods, cookies
Servings 36 cookies
Calories 101 kcal

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 tsp ginger
  • 1/2 tsp ground clove
  • 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg

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 350°, 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 dry ingredients to the wet ingredients.
    Scrape sides of bowl, continue to mix for another minute.
  • Drop batter by tablespoon onto parchment lined baking sheet bake at 350 ℉ 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 starts to bubble. The sugar should become one with the butter. They should be smooth. This will take about 3 minutes.
    Remove from heat, whisk in vanilla and milk.
    Let cool for 5 minutes, add in 1 cup powdered sugar, whisk until thick and smooth.
    Spoon over pumpkin cookies.

Nutrition

Serving: 2cookiesCalories: 101kcalCarbohydrates: 15gProtein: 1gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.4gCholesterol: 8mgSodium: 93mgPotassium: 27mgFiber: 0.3gSugar: 12gVitamin A: 1066IUVitamin C: 0.3mgCalcium: 8mgIron: 0.3mg
Keyword baking, caramel, cookie, family recipe, frosting, pumpkin, pumpkin spice
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