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Meema's Pumpkin Cookies

1 cup butter, room temperature
1 cup sugar
1 cup pumpkin
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
2 cups flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 cup dates, chopped
1/2 cup nuts, chopped
Brown Sugar frosting

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. In a separate bowl, beat butter until creamy. Add sugar, pumpkin, egg, and vanilla; mix until smooth. Add flour mixture. Stir in by hand the dates and nuts. Drop from a teaspoon on a greased cookie sheet. Bake at 375 degrees for 10 to 15 minutes. When cool, frost the cookies with Brown Sugar frosting.

Brown Sugar frosting

Cook 1/2 cup brown sugar, 1/4 cup and 3 tbsp. milk for 2 minutes. Stir in 3/4 tsp. vanilla and 1 cup of powdered sugar.

Recipe courtesy of Nana's Kitchen :o)
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