Pumpkin Spice Cookies

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I am obsessed with anything pumpkin spice. From my lattes to my Scentsy, as soon as the first leaves fall you can bet my place is smelling like a pumpkin pie! I first made these little cookies last year and they are so delicious and SO EASY!!! They have a soft cake like texture and freeze surprisingly well so you can *try to* avoid eating the whole batch at once.

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups white sugar
• 1 cup canned pumpkin puree
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

 Icing 

• 2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 3 tablespoons milk
• 1 tablespoon melted butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, ground cloves, and salt; set aside.
2. In a medium bowl, cream together the 1/2 cup of butter and white sugar. Add pumpkin, egg, and 1 teaspoon vanilla to butter mixture, and beat until creamy. Mix in dry ingredients. Drop on cookie sheet by tablespoonfuls; flatten slightly.
3. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven. Cool cookies, then drizzle glaze with fork.
4. To Make Glaze: Combine confectioners' sugar, milk, 1 tablespoon melted butter, and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Add milk as needed, to achieve drizzling consistency.

Sorry for the horrible light, it was night and my apartment doesn't yield the best lighting ;)

I just dipped my cookies straight into the icing, but you can feel free to get creative and drizzle some fancy design or even do without the icing! I must say they are delicious either way. This recipe makes about three dozen cookies. Enjoy!!!

Love,

Kailee