Pumpkin Spice Cookies

IT'S OCTOBER! What does that mean? PUMPKIN! I think pumpkin-flavored treats may be one of my favorite things about fall. Make these delicious cookies to kick off your fall season.

Pumpkin Spice Cookies

Recipe by: The Cheerful Cook, adapted from Allrecipes.com Iced Pumpkin Cookies 

Total time: 30 minutes 

Serves: 16-20 cookies 

Ingredients 

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

2 teaspoons cinnamon 

2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice

1/2 teaspoon salt 

1/2 cup butter softened 

1 1/2 cups white sugar 

1 cup canned pumpkin 

1 egg 

1 teaspoon vanilla extract 

1 cup cinnamon sugar roasted pecans 

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice, and salt. 

2. In another medium bowl, mix butter, pumpkin, egg, and vanilla extract until creamy. 

3. Once mixed, add in dry ingredients. 

4. Drop dough onto greased cookie sheet, top with 3-4 pecans, and bake 15 minutes or until baked through (trick: since these cookies have a cake-like texture, use the toothpick test). 

5. Cool cookies on wire rack for 5 minutes.