Thursday, September 29, 2011

Fall is for food.

In my book, fall kind of wins overall.
It's just better than all the other seasons.
If it didn't usher in winter so darn quickly around here- I would like it even more.

Fall brings with it...

cozy warm sweaters

Romance 

beautiful colors

But most importantly- it brings:

My Great Grandmother's homemade pumpkin cookies!!

You will have to eat one of these to TRULY understand the power
they have to completey break down in you any self- control you
thought you had.

Ingredients:
1 c. shortening
1 c. sugar
1 c. pumpkin
1 egg
2 c. flour
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 cup nuts (walnuts or pecans, or leave the nuts out if you'd like!)
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
3 tbs. butter
4 tbs. milk
1/2 cup brown sugar
1-2 cups powdered sugar
3/4 tsp. vanilla

Recipe:
1) mix shortening, sugar, pumkin and egg.
2) add flour, cinnamon, salt, vanilla, baking powder and bakin soda.
3) bake at 350 for 7-10 mins.
4) when cooled, cover with *glazed icing

*icing recipe:
1) bring butter, milk and brown sugar to a boil.
2) let simmer for 1-2 mins stirring constantly and then let cool
3) add 1-2 cups powdered sugar (depending on how creamy you want it)
4) add a bit of vanilla (again, this is a 4th generation recipe- some measurements have
been left out all together:)

Hope you enjoy them as much as I do!!

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