Name: Walnut-Pumpkin Cookies
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 24
Ingredients: White sugar - 1 cup; Shortening (such as Crisco®) - 1 cup; Egg - 1; Canned pumpkin - 1 cup; 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 (Optional) - 1 cup; Powdered sugar - 4 cups; Butter, softened - ½ cup; Milk, or as needed - 1 tablespoon; Maple extract, or to taste - 1 teaspoon

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20 min.

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Ingredients for - Walnut-Pumpkin Cookies

1. White sugar - 1 cup

2. Shortening (such as Crisco®) - 1 cup

3. Egg - 1

4. Canned pumpkin - 1 cup

5. Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon

6. All-purpose flour - 2 cups

7. Baking soda - 1 teaspoon

8. Baking powder - 1 teaspoon

9. Ground cinnamon - 1 teaspoon

10. Salt - ½ teaspoon

11. Chopped walnuts (Optional) - 1 cup

12. Powdered sugar - 4 cups

13. Butter, softened - ½ cup

14. Milk, or as needed - 1 tablespoon

15. Maple extract, or to taste - 1 teaspoon

How to cook deliciously - Walnut-Pumpkin Cookies

1. Stage

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

2. Stage

Mix sugar and shortening together in a bowl. Mix in egg. Add pumpkin and vanilla extract; mix well. Add flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt and mix until well combined. Fold in walnuts.

3. Stage

Use small teaspoons or a cookie scoop to drop rounded teaspoonfuls of cookie dough onto ungreased baking sheets.

4. Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until edges turn golden, 10 to 12 minutes. Allow to cool.

5. Stage

Meanwhile, beat powdered sugar and butter together with an electric mixer until combined. Stir in milk, 1 teaspoon at a time, until a frosting consistency is reached. Fold in maple extract until thoroughly combined.

6. Stage

Spread maple frosting over the cooled cookies.