Ingredients
24
24 servings
- •1 cup white sugar
- •1 cup shortening (such as Crisco®)
- •1 egg
- •1 cup canned pumpkin
- •1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- •2 cups all-purpose flour
- •1 teaspoon baking soda
- •1 teaspoon baking powder
- •1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- •½ teaspoon salt
- •1 cup chopped walnuts (Optional)
- •4 cups powdered sugar
- •½ cup butter, softened
- •1 tablespoon milk, or as needed
- •1 teaspoon maple extract, or to taste
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- 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.
- Use small teaspoons or a cookie scoop to drop rounded teaspoonfuls of cookie dough onto ungreased baking sheets.
- Bake in the preheated oven until edges turn golden, 10 to 12 minutes. Allow to cool.
- 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.
- Spread maple frosting over the cooled cookies.
Nutritional Facts
Per 24 servings
- Calories: 301
- Carbohydrate: 39g
- Fat: 16g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Sugar: 29g
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