Pumpkin Toffee Cookies

Name: Pumpkin Toffee Cookies
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 22 min
Yield: 24 cookies
Ingredients: 0.5 (15 ounce) can pumpkin; 1 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice; 1 egg; 1 teaspoon oranges or 1 teaspoon lemon extract; 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 pinch salt; 1/2 cup chopped nuts (walnut, pecan...); 1 cup toffee pieces; 1/2 cup shortening; 2/3 cup brown sugar; cinnamon sugar (for sprinkling)

Submitted by Lorraine

"A wonderful fall cookie recipe!"

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Ready In:: 22mins
Ingredients:: 12
Yields:: 24 cookies

ingredients

0.5 (15 ounce) can pumpkin
1 ¹⁄₂ teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
1 egg
1 teaspoon oranges or 1 teaspoon lemon extract
1 ¹⁄₄ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 pinch salt
¹⁄₂ cup chopped nuts (walnut, pecan...)
1 cup toffee pieces
¹⁄₂ cup shortening
²⁄₃ cup brown sugar
cinnamon sugar (for sprinkling)

directions

In a large bowl, cream shortening, sugar, salt, pumpkin, extract, spice, and egg.
Add dry ingredients mix well.
Fold in toffee and nuts.
Drop by teaspoonfuls onto an ungreased cookie sheet.
Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.
Bake at 375°F for approximately 12 minutes.
Cool on a rack.