Pumpkin Shortbread Cookies

In the spirit of making new Fall recipes and indulging in my pumpkin obsession, I made these pumpkin shortbread cookies yesterday!  They were a hit, and the subtle pumpkin flavor means that anyone who likes cookies will like these. 

Ingredients:

¼ cup softened butter
¼ cup vegetable oil
¼ cup canned unsweetened pumpkin
½ cup sugar
¼ cup confectionary sugar
¼ tsp. vanilla
1 egg
2 cups flour
¼ tsp. baking soda
¼ tsp. salt
½ tsp. cinnamon
¼ tsp. nutmeg

Glaze:
1 cup confectionary sugar
2 tbsp. cold water

Instructions:

Mix the butter, oil, pumpkin, and egg.  Blend well.  Now, stir in both sugars, flour, and baking soda. Add the vanilla and spices.  Blend until the batter is fully mixed.  The cookie batter will be a little bit stiff.

Shape the batter into dough-balls and bake at 350 degrees for about ten minutes.  In the meantime, stir the ingredients for the glaze together.  When the cookies have cooled for about five-ten minutes, you can spoon a bit of the glaze onto each one.  It will take a little while to harden, but you can always test-taste a few in the meantime!

 

*yields 2 dozen*