Thanksgiving

Iced Pumpkin Cookies is for Dessert.

Iced Pumpkin Cookies takes 90 minutes to prepare.

Iced Pumpkin Cookies takes 10 minutes to cook.

Iced Pumpkin Cookies makes 60 servings.

The ingredients for Iced Pumpkin Cookies are:

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

Here is how you make Iced Pumpkin Cookies:

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 cookiesNumber of Servings: 60Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user GLYNSIMPSON.

The nutritional information for Iced Pumpkin Cookies is:

• 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