Pumpkin Cookies

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter (i use margarine) or 1/2 cup margarine (i use margarine)
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 cup canned pumpkin
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 2 -4 tablespoons milk, for icing consistency
• red and yellow food coloring for icing (mix few drops of red and yelllow mixed with powdered sugar until it turns orange)

Recipe

• 1 cream butter or margarine and sugar together until light and fluffy.
• 2 beat in egg, pumpkin and vanilla.
• 3 mix and sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, nutmeg and cinnamon.
• 4 add to creamed mixture. mix well.
• 5 add nuts and raisins. mix thoroughly.
• 6 drop by teaspoons onto well greased cookie sheets.
• 7 bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes or until lightly browned.
• 8 remove from cookie sheets while still warm.
• 9 frost when cool.