Iced Pumpkin Cookies

I may be wishing Fall upon us too early, but I was ready to break out the pumpkin! ;) These cookies were super easy to make, and delish!

Recipe from AllRecipes.com

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (I used 1.5 cups regular flour and 1 cup whole wheat flour)
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups white sugar
• 1 cup canned pumpkin puree
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  
  GLAZE INGREDIENTS
  
• 2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 3 tablespoons milk
• 1 tablespoon melted butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). 
2. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, ground cloves, and salt; set aside.
3. In a medium bowl, cream together the 1/2 cup of butter and white sugar. 
4. Add pumpkin, egg, and 1 teaspoon vanilla to butter mixture, and beat until creamy. 
5. Mix in dry ingredients. 
6. Drop on cookie sheet by tablespoonfuls; flatten slightly.
7. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven. 
8. Cool cookies, then drizzle glaze with fork.
   
9. To Make Glaze: Combine confectioners' sugar, milk, 1 tablespoon melted butter, and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Add milk as needed, to achieve drizzling consistency.