Name: Pumpkin Cookies with Penuche Frosting
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 48
Ingredients: Shortening - 1 cup; Packed brown sugar - ½ cup; White sugar - ½ cup; Pumpkin Puree - 1 cup; Egg - 1; Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon; All-purpose flour - 2 cups; Baking soda - 1 teaspoon; Baking powder - 1 teaspoon; Ground cinnamon - 1 teaspoon; Salt - ½ teaspoon; Chopped walnuts - 1 cup; Butter - 3 tablespoons; Packed brown sugar - ½ cup; Milk - ¼ cup; Confectioners' sugar - 2 cups

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Cooking:

15 min.

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Ingredients for - Pumpkin Cookies with Penuche Frosting

1. Shortening - 1 cup

2. Packed brown sugar - ½ cup

3. White sugar - ½ cup

4. Pumpkin Puree - 1 cup

5. Egg - 1

6. Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon

7. All-purpose flour - 2 cups

8. Baking soda - 1 teaspoon

9. Baking powder - 1 teaspoon

10. Ground cinnamon - 1 teaspoon

11. Salt - ½ teaspoon

12. Chopped walnuts - 1 cup

13. Butter - 3 tablespoons

14. Packed brown sugar - ½ cup

15. Milk - ¼ cup

16. Confectioners' sugar - 2 cups

How to cook deliciously - Pumpkin Cookies with Penuche Frosting

1. Stage

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.

2. Stage

Make the cookies: In a large bowl, cream together 1 cup shortening, 1/2 cup brown sugar, and white sugar. Mix in pumpkin, egg, and vanilla. Sift flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt together into a bowl; mix into the creamed mixture. Stir in walnuts. Drop dough by heaping spoonfuls onto the prepared baking sheets.

3. Stage

Bake in the preheated oven for 10 to 12 minutes. Transfer to wire racks to cool.

4. Stage

Meanwhile, make the frosting: In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine 3 tablespoons butter and 1/2 cup brown sugar. Bring to a boil, then cook and stir for 1 minute, or until slightly thickened. Remove from the heat and let cool slightly, about 10 minutes.

5. Stage

Add milk and beat until smooth. Gradually stir in 2 cups confectioners' sugar until frosting has reached desired consistency. Spread on cooled cookies.