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Frosted Pumpkin-Pecan Cookies

A Betty Crocker betty-crocker-cookies recipe for Frosted Pumpkin-Pecan Cookies.

AmericanChickenEasy12 minBy Northstar

Ingredients

Servings
60
  • 1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter or margarine -- softened
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1 cup canned pumpkin
  • 1 egg
  • 2 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 2 cups chopped pecans

Instructions

  1. 1

    Heat oven to 350º.

  2. 2

    Beat brown sugar, butter and shortening in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon.

  3. 3

    Stir in pumpkin and egg.

  4. 4

    Stir in flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon.

  5. 5

    Stir in pecans.

  6. 6

    Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet; flatten slightly.

  7. 7

    Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until no indentation remains when touched lightly in center.

  8. 8

    Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.

  9. 9

    Cool completely.

  10. 10

    Frost with Spiced Frosting.

Tags

americanbetty-crocker-cookies