Shelly's Recipe

CARAMEL PUMPKIN COOKIES

Category: Cookies

1 cup butter, softened
1 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1-1/4 cups canned pumpkin (not pumpkin puree or pie filling)
1 egg
2 tsp vanilla
2-1/3 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp cardamom
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 cup butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 Tbsp. apple juice
2 Tbsp. light cream
2-1/2 cups powdered sugar
1/2 cup minced walnuts

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream butter and 1sugars in a large bowl until fluffy. Add pumpkin, egg and vanilla. Beat well to combine. Stir in dry ingredients until blended. Drop cookie dough by heaping tsp onto ungreased cookie sheets and bake for 10-14 minutes until set. Cool on wire racks.

For frosting, combine 1/4 cup butter and 1/2 brown sugar in a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Cook and stir one minute until slightly thickened. Remove pan from heat and cool slightly. Add apple juice and light cream and stir until smooth. Add powdered sugar until frosting is smooth and spreadable. Frost cookies and sprinkle with nuts. Store in loosely covered container.