Fall Pumpkin Roll Out Cookies Recipes

Steps:

• 1. Cream together Sugar, butter, orange zest and vanilla.
• 2. Stir in Pumpkin
• 3. Add egg yolk
• 4. Sift together flour, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, pumpkin.
• 5. Add dry ingredient mixture to wet slowly, mixing at low speed until dough forms
• 6. REFRIGERATE AT LEAST **30 MINUTES** This is crucial!
• 7. Preheat oven to 375 degrees
• 8. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough out to a thickness of roughly 1/8 in. Cut with cookie cutters into desired shapes.
• 9. cover a cookie sheet with parchment and bake cookies for 9-11 minutes, until firm but NOT browned on edges. Allow cookies to rest on cookie sheet 5 minutes, then remove to rack to finish cooling
• 10. Frost/decorate if desired.
• 11. Flavors are most intense the second day..if you can keep them around that long!

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375ºF In a large mixing bowl, combine with electric mixer the butter, brown sugar and orange zest.
• Add the pumpkin, egg yolk, and vanilla.
• Gradually add the flour and spices.
• Mix with your hands to create a soft dough.
• Wrap in plastic and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Divide dough into two pieces.
• Roll out each piece to 1/8-inch thickness on a floured surface.
• Cut into shapes with cookie cutters.
• Place on ungreased cookie sheet and bake for 10-15 minutes.
• Optional: Decorate with favorite frosting and candies if desired.