Pumpkin Orange Cookies

Total Time: 27 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 3/4 cups canned pumpkin
• 2 tablespoons orange juice
• 1 teaspoon orange zest
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans (optional)
• 1 1/2 cups sifted powdered sugar
• 2 1/2 tablespoons orange juice
• 1/2 teaspoon orange zest

Recipe

• 1 mix flour, baking soda and salt in med bowl.
• 2 in lg bowl, beat butter and sugars until creamy.
• 3 add egg, pumpkin, orange juice and peel, beat until combined.
• 4 stir in nuts.
• 5 drop dough by rounded tbs onto lightly sprayed baking skeets.
• 6 bake at 375° for 12 minutes, until light brown.
• 7 cool on wire racks.
• 8 glaze: mix all ingredients in med bowl until smooth.
• 9 spread each cookie with glaze.