Frosted Pumpkin Cookies

The perfect Halloween treat--pumpkin cookies frosted with powdered sugar icing.

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 3/4 cup all purpose flour
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp nutmeg
• 1/2 cup pumpkin
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tbsp baking powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 tsp almond extract

Directions:

Blend together white sugar and butter. Slowly add milk until mixture is very creamy. Fold egg into batter. Add brown sugar, almond extract and pumpkin, then incorporate into batter with minimum mixing necessary. Sift together all purpose flour, nutmeg, cinnamon, salt, baking powder and baking soda. Fold into batter until fully incoporated. Drop rounded tablespoons onto cookie sheet. Bake at 325 degrees for 11 minutes. When cooled, frost with colored icings into shapes of spooky creatures.

Number of Servings: 36