Pumpkin Cookies

Ingredients: 

Cookies:

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup canned pumpkin
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups all-purpose flour

Frosting:

• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1/4 cup heavy cream
• 1 cup confectioners’ sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• Pinch of salt

Directions:

Cookies:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 
2. In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugars. Add eggs and vanilla and mix well. Stir in pumpkin. 
3. In a medium bowl, sift together the baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, ginger, salt and flour. Add to pumpkin mixture and mix well. Drop by heaping tablespoons onto a lightly greased cookie sheet. 
4. Bake for 10-12 minutes.

Frosting:

1. In a medium saucepan, combine butter, cream, and brown sugar over medium heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until mixture just begins to boil; remove from heat and stir in vanilla. 
2. Cool then stir in confectioner’s sugar. Spread frosting over cooled cookies.