Pumpkin Cookies in the House!

Ingredients:

2 1/2 C Flour                       1/2 tsp Salt

1 tsp Baking Powder             1/2 C  Butter, softened

1 tsp Baking Soda               1 1/2 C White Sugar

2 tsp Ground Cinnamon       1 C  Canned Pumpkin Puree

1/2 tsp Ground Nutmeg       1 Egg

1/2 tsp Ground Cloves         1 tsp Vanilla Extract

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and salt; set aside.

In a medium bowl, cream together butter and sugar.  Add pumpkin, egg and vanilla to butter mixture and beat until creamy.  Mix in dry ingredients.  Drop onto cookie sheet by tablespoons and flatten slightly.

Bake for 15-20 minutes at 350 degrees.  Cool cookies before decorating.