These can be decorated to look just like a jack o lantern with a little white icing colored with a few drops of food coloring. Use gel icing to make the eyes and mouth. Replace the pumpkin puree with molasses for a different treat.

What You Need:

4 3/4 C all-purpose flour
2 TBSP baking soda
3/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. cinnamon
1 1/2 tsp. ginger, ground
3 sticks unsalted butter, softened
1 3/4 C sugar
2 lg. eggs
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1/2 C pumpkin puree

How to Make It:

Sift together the flour, baking soda, salt and baking powder.
Sprinkle in the cinnamon and ginger and toss to combine well.
In a separate bowl beat together with an electric mixer the butter and sugar until smooth and creamy.
Place one egg into the bowl and mix until combined.
Add the second egg and the vanilla and continue to mix on medium speed until all the ingredients are incorporated together.
Place the pumpkin puree into the mixture and continue to beat just until the pumpkin is mixed in.
Turn the mixer on low and beat the mixture for 45 seconds increasing the speed from low to medium as you mix.
Place the cookie dough on a clean flat surface
Roll the dough into 2 in. logs and wrap each log in plastic wrap.
Chill the cookie dough in the refrigerator for 1 1/2hours.
Set the oven temperature to 350 degrees and allow heating up.
Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
Cut the logs into 1 in. slices and place the slices on the prepared cookie sheets.
Bake 13 minutes or until the cookies just begin to crack.

Makes 4 doz. cookies

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