PUMPKIN SUGAR COOKIES

Pumpkin Sugar Cookies image

A rolled sugar cookie with the taste of pumpkin.

Provided by MEREDITHRAE24

Categories Fruits and Vegetables Vegetables Squash

Time 2h25m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

1 cup white sugar
¾ cup butter, softened
1 egg
½ cup pumpkin puree
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon baking powder
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour

Steps:

Beat sugar and butter together in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy; beat in egg until smooth. Mix pumpkin and vanilla extract into creamed butter mixture; add cinnamon, salt, and baking powder. Stir flour into pumpkin-butter mixture just until dough is mixed. Refrigerate dough, 2 hours to overnight.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
Roll dough on a floured work surface and cut into shapes using cookie cutters. Arrange cookies on a baking sheet.
Bake in the preheated oven until edges are lightly browned, 6 to 8 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 135.7 calories, Carbohydrate 18.8 g, Cholesterol 23 mg, Fat 6.1 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 1.7 g, SaturatedFat 3.7 g, Sodium 115 mg, Sugar 8.6 g