Here it is, my first actual recipe post to this new and improved site!
Halloween is getting close and most of you know or should know that its one of my fave
holidays, second to Christmas. 
..and most of you know or should know that one of my fave veggies is pumpkin/butternut squash.
Lets combine the two, shall we?
…and you get Halloween themed pumpkin cookies!
There are so many things that can be done… Like a Pumpkin Bread baked in a round cake tin,
covered in chocolate ganache with a white chocolate spiderweb drawn on top. Hmmm…
Now that I’ve mentioned it, I just might make it for the big day. 
These cookies are easy and fun to make, call over a friend to help you make the silly skulls, spiders,
spider webs, go nuts!
Another thing you can do to get that Halloween orange and black decoration theme, is by simply
dipping the cookies half way into dark chocolate.
Another idea I just had for all you milk and cookies lovers is by adding green food coloring to the
milk just to make it look gross! Dip in your spooky cookies and you got yourself a tasty Halloween treat.
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INGREDIENTS:
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Cookies
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
1/2 tsp ground cloves
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1 cup canned pumpkin puree
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
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Icing
2 cups confectioners’ sugar
3 tbsp milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
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DIRECTIONS:
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Cookies
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon,
nutmeg, ground cloves, and salt; set aside.
2. In a medium bowl, cream together the 1/4 cup of butter and white sugar.
Add pumpkin, egg, and 1 teaspoon vanilla to butter mixture, and beat until creamy.
Mix in dry ingredients. Drop on cookie sheet by tablespoonfuls; flatten slightly.
3. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven. Cool cookies, then drizzle glaze with fork.
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Icing
1. To Make Icing: Combine confectioners’ sugar, milk, and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Add milk as needed, to achieve drizzling consistency.
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Makes 40 cookies
