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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 12 Minutes |
Ready In: 27 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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I have been making this recipe since my kids were little. It uses canned pumpkin to make round brownish/orangish cookies which can be iced with a thin butter icing with an orange color. They look very much like little pumpkins and are great for a halloween party or a treat for Thanksgiving. Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups brown sugar (packed) |
1/2 cup shortening |
2 eggs |
1 3/4 cups canned pumpkin |
2 3/4 cups flour |
1 tablespoon baking powder |
1 teaspoon cinnamon |
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg |
1/2 teaspoon salt |
1/4 teaspoon ginger |
1 cup raisins |
1 cup chopped pecans |
3 3/4 tablespoons soft butter |
2 1/4 cups confectioners' sugar (sifted) |
2 1/4 tablespoons cream |
1 teaspoon vanilla |
orange food coloring (a few drops to your desired color) |
Directions:
1. Mix sugar, shortening, eggs and pumpkin thoroughly.
2. Blend dry ingredients; add to pumpkin mixture stirring until well blended.
3. Add raisins and pecans.
4. Drop batter by teaspoonfuls on ungreased baking sheet.
5. Bake at 400 degrees (moderately hot) 12-15 minutes or until lightly browned.
6. ICING.
7. Blend butter and sugar together.
8. Stir in cream and vanilla until smooth; add a few drops of food coloring, stirring until desired color is reached.
9. Ice tops and sides of cooled cookies.
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