SOFT BATCH PUMPKIN SUGAR COOKIES

Have you ever noticed that very few pumpkin-y recipes actually call for a whole can of pumpkin puree? So many time you’re left with half a can of pumpkin and you frantically start searching Pinterest trying to figure out what in the world you can do with the leftovers. C’mon, y’all. I know I’m not the only one that’s happened to! I mean, throwing half a can of pumpkin puree away isn’t an option in this house. That’s downright sinful. We love pumpkin way too much!

These days I don’t tend to worry too much about that sort of thing. If I’m ever baking with pumpkin and have some leftover in the can, I just pull out this handy dandy little recipe to use it up! My husband and daughter LOVE these cookies. They’re such a fun little treat! Friends, feast your eyes on the pumpkin you never even knew you needed in your life until now:


Soft Batch Pumpkin Sugar Cookies

INGREDIENTS

• ½ cup pumpkin puree
• 1 egg yolk
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 14 Tbs room temp butter (about 1¾ sticks)
• ¼ tsp pumpkin pie spice
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• ½ tsp salt
• ½ tsp baking powder
• 1½ cups sugar
• 2½ cups all purpose flour
• 5 drops yellow food coloring (optional)
• 3 drops red food coloring (optional)

INSTRUCTIONS

1. In a large mixing bowl, combine room temperature butter and sugar with a mixer
2. Slowly incorporate the egg yolk, pumpkin puree, vanilla and food coloring
3. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt, pumpkin pie spice and cinnamon
4. Gradually mix the flour mixture into the pumpkin mixture and combine well
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