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

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.