Julia's Favorite Pumpkin Sugar Cookies

Recipe from Lauren's Latest

SOFT GLAZED PUMPKIN SUGAR COOKIES

The perfect sugar cookie for Fall! Sweet, spicy and soft!

Yield: 3-4 dozen

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 8 minutes

Total Time: 28 minutes

INGREDIENTS:

• 1/2 cup softened butter
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup pumpkin puree {canned pumpkin}
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 large eggs
• 4 cups all purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• pinch of cloves
• for the glaze-
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 4 tablespoons water
• 1/4 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or silicone baking mat and set aside. In a large bowl, stir butter, oil, pumpkin, sugars, vanilla and eggs together until incorporated and smooth. Slowly mix in all dry ingredients until completely incorporated. Scoop onto prepared baking sheet using 1 1/2 tablespoon scoop and flatten to 1/2 inch thick using the bottom of a glass. If the dough is sticking to the glass, press the bottom of the glass in granulated sugar before flattening. Bake 8-9 minutes.
2. While cookies bake, stir all ingredients together for glaze until smooth.
3. Once cookies are finished baking, cool 3 minutes on baking sheet before transferring to cooling rack. Spread 1 1/2 teaspoons glaze over each warm cookie. Let glaze harden 2-3 hours before serving. OR eat them warm with lots of runny glaze