old-fashioned pumpkin cookies

Ingredients For old-fashioned pumpkin cookies

• 2 1/2 c

  all purpose flour
• 1 tsp

  baking soda
• 1 tsp

  baking soda
• 1 tsp

  cinnamon, ground
• 1/2 tsp

  nutmeg
• 1/2 tsp

  salt
• 1 1/2 c

  sugar
• 1 c

  canned pure pumpkin
• 1 lg

  egg
• 1 tsp

  vanilla extract
• CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
• 1/2 c

  butter, unsalted, room temp.
• 1/2 c

  cream cheese, room temperature
• 2-3 c

  confectioners' sugar, sifted
• 1 tsp

  vanilla extract
• 1-2 Tbsp

  light cream, opt.
• IN A MEDIUM BOWL, CREAM BUTTER AND CREAM CHEESE TOGETHER. SLOWLY ADD POWDERED SUGAR AND MIX WITH AN ELECTRIC MIXER UNTIL THICK AND CREAMY, ADD VANILLA. ADD ENOUGH LIGHT CREAM FOR SPREADING CONSISTENCY.