Chocolate Pumpkin Dreams

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 28
• 1 cup butter, softened (no substitutes)
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup canned pumpkin
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 (11 ounce) package chocolate chips or 1 (11 ounce) package vanilla chips
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons butter (no substitutes)
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar

Recipe

• 1 in a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugars. beat in egg, vanilla and pumpkin.
• 2 combine dry ingredients; gradually add to the creamed mixture. stir in chips and pecans.
• 3 drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets.
• 4 bake at 350 degrees f for 12-14 minutes or until firm.
• 5 remove to wire racks to cool.
• 6 for frosting:
• 7 combine brown sugar and butter in a saucepan and bring to a boil; cook over medium heat for 1 minute or until slightly thickened. cool for 10 minutes.
• 8 add milk; beat until smooth.
• 9 beat in enough confectioners' sugar to reach desired consistency.
• 10 frost cookies.