Lunch: Spiced Pumpkin Softies

Recipe by Woman's Day Kitchen As the name implies, these cookies are ultra-soft, loaded with pumpkin purée, light brown sugar and golden raisins—all topped off with a fluffy orange–cream cheese frosting.

Ingredients

3/4 c. golden raisins
2 stick light (Land O’Lakes) or regular butter
1/2 c. each packed light brown sugar and granulated sugar
1 tbsp. pumpkin pie spice
2 tsp. vanilla extract
3/4 tsp. baking soda
1 large egg
3/4 c. canned pumpkin purée
2 1/2 c. all-purpose flour

Instructions

Make cookies: Place raisins in small bowl; fill with hot water to cover. Let stand 10 minutes to soften; drain and reserve raisins.
Heat oven to 350 °F. You'll need a baking sheet(s) lightly coated with nonstick spray.
Beat butter, sugars, spice, vanilla and baking soda in a large bowl with mixer on medium speed 3 minutes or until fluffy. Beat in egg and pumpkin purée until well blended.
On low speed, gradually beat in flour until just blended. Stir in reserved raisins.
Drop level tablespoons of dough 1 in. apart onto greased baking sheet(s). Bake 14 to 16 minutes, until golden brown. Remove to rack to cool completely.
Make Frosting: Beat ingredients in a medium bowl with mixer on medium-low speed until smooth; tint pastel orange with food color. Spread about 1 1/2 teaspoons frosting on each cookie. Sprinkle frosting with nonpareils. Refrigerate cookies to set frosting.

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