Iced Pumpkin Cookies

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 60
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 93.8
  • Total Fat: 3.8 g
  • Cholesterol: 2.6 mg
  • Sodium: 53.8 mg
  • Total Carbs: 14.6 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 0.5 g
  • Protein: 0.8 g

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Number of Servings: 60

Ingredients

    Cookie Batter

    1 Cup Sugar
    1 Cup Pumpkin
    1/2 Cup Crisco Shortening
    1 Tbsp. grated orange peel
    2 Cups All Purpose Flour
    1 teaspoon baking powder*
    1 teaspoon baking soda*
    1/4 teaspoon salt*
    1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
    1/2 Cup Raisins, optional
    1/2 Cup Pecans, optional

    Icing:
    1/4 Cup Butter
    2 Cups Powdered Sugar
    1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
    1 to 2 Tablespoons milk or half & half

Directions

Preheat oven to 375

Mix sugar, pumpkin, shortening and orange peel together in a large mixing bowl. Stir in flour, powder, soda, salt & cinnamon. Stir in raisins and pecans. (Self Rising flour omits powder, soda & salt) Drop by teaspoonful onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake until light brown (8 - 12 minutes). Remove to cooling rack and ice as desired.

For the icing, melt butter in a 1-1/2 quart saucepan until light brown. Stir in sugar, vanilla and milk until smooth.

Serving Size: Makes 60 cookies

Number of Servings: 60

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user GLYNSIMPSON.