Pumpkin doodles!

I saw this recipe and thought I would try it for my Halloween food day at work. I sent a batch with Ryan to work too and they were a hit. Maybe a little too much, I think I ate 10 in one day! Oh well, I guess the holiday baking is coming out in full effect! I thought I would share the recipe, YUMM-O!

8oz unsalted butter

1 1/2 cups sugar

1/2 cup canned pumpkin

1 tsp cream of tartar

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp baking soda

2 tsp vanilla extract

1 large egg

3 cups and 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Beat softened butter on medium speed. Add sugar and canned pumpkin. Beat until fluffy. Add cream of tartar, salt and baking soda. Mix well. Add vanilla extract and egg, beat until well mixed. Add flour in two increments until just incorporated. Cover dough with plastic wrap and chill for 1 hour.

To create coating mix 1/3 cup sugar, 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice, and 1 tsp cinnamon. Remove half of dough from refrigerator and roll into 1 1/2 inch balls. Roll balls in the coating, covering all sides. Place on cookie sheet 2 inches apart. Bake 12-14 minutes. Allow cookies to cool, then transfer to cooling rack. Repeat process with other half of mixture.

****I put the coating mixture in a baggie to so it wouldn't be so messy to clean up later.