PUMPKIN SPICE COOKIES

Sugar and spice and everything nice is one way to describe fall. Everyone loves fall. It's a very popular season. Fall is about raking leaves, crisp temperatures, tailgate parties, vibrant yellows golds and reds, the wonderful smell of an outdoor fire, sweater weather. And with those sweaters you need a sweet little treat that will warm your heart and have you daydreaming of an early autumn...the Pumpkin Spice Cookie. Fall summed up in a cookie. Perfect with a steaming cup of cider or tucked into the lunch box of someone special for a pinch of love. A most welcome to cooler weather and kick start your fall.

Pumpkin Spice Cookie

Baking cookies is like sharing pieces of your heart...

This is what you will need-

Cookie- 

1 Cup Butter

1 Cup Sugar

1 Tsp. Vanilla

2 Tsp. Cinnamon

2 Tsp. Pumpkin Spice

1 Tsp. Nutmeg

1 Egg

2 ½ Cups Flour

Place soft butter in blender.

Add Sugar and blend.

Blend in vanilla.

Add Cinnamon, Pumpkin Spice, Nutmeg and blend.

Blend in the egg.

Add flour little by little and mix well.

Form two or three balls. Place inside zip lock bags and seal. Flatten ball with palm of your hand. Refrigerate overnight.

Prep surface with butter and dust with flour.

Roll dough to about ¼” thick.

Cut with a 2 ½” circular cookie cutter. I have this set of graduated biscuit cutters that I thought would make a fun little edge, to purchase...Link here. Any shape cutter will work beautify.

Transfer onto parchment lined baking sheets.

Bake 12 minutes, 350 degrees.

Frosting-

1 Cup Butter

4 Cups Powdered Sugar

2 Tsp. Vanilla

1 Tsp. Pumpkin Spice

1 Tsp. Nutmeg

3 Tsp. Cream

Place butter in a stand mixer. Blend until soft.

Add Vanilla.

Mix in Pumpkin Spice and Nutmeg.

Blend sugar little at a time.

Add cream and blend.

Place a tea towel over the mixer and whip frosting on high for two minutes.

Prep a large pastry bag with an open star tip.

On the flat side of the cookie, add a star to the center of one half of the cookies.

  

Pipe around the star.

Add the flat side of a cookie to the top of the cookie to complete.

Refrigerate.

And just like that it is fall, just add spice...