Pumpkin Toffee Cookies

A wonderful fall cookie recipe!

• Ready In: 22 mins
• 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

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