Melt-in-Your-Mouth Pumpkin Cookies

Melt-in-your-mouth Pumpkin Cookies
Yield : 60 cookies

Ingredients

2 cups butter, softened                                2 cups granulated sugar

2 teaspoons baking powder                        2 teaspoons baking soda

1 teaspoon salt                                                1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 teaspoons ground nutmeg                        2 eggs

2 teaspoons vanilla                                        1  15-oz. can pumpkin 

4 cups flour                                                        (Libby's is preferred)

Brown Sugar Frosting (option 1)

1/2 cup butter                                                1/2 cup brown sugar

1/4 cup milk                                                    1 teaspoon vanilla

3 - 4 cups powdered sugar

White Frosting (option 2)

2 cups confectioners sugar
2 Tbsp melted butter
2 Tbsp milk
3/4 tsp vanilla

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, beat the 2 cups butter with an electric mixer on medium speed for 30 seconds. Add granulated sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, 1 tsp cinnamon, and nutmeg. Beat until combined. Beat in the eggs and 2 tsp vanilla until combined.  Beat in pumpkin. Beat in as much of the flour as you can with the mixer.  Stir in remaining with a wooden spoon. 

Drop dough by heaping teaspoon 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.  Bake for 10-12 minutes or until tops are set.  Transfer to wire racks to cool. 

If making brown sugar frosting, in a small saucepan, heat the 1/2 cup butter and brown sugar until melted and smooth. Transfer to a medium bowl. Stir in milk and 1 tsp vanilla. Beat in powdered sugar until smooth.  Spread frosting on cookies.

If making white frosting,  mix together all ingredients and spread on cookies. Leave out until frosting "sets".