Pumpkin Sugar Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 cup white sugar
• 0.75 cups butter , softened
• 1 egg
• 0.5 cups pumpkin purée
• 0.5 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 0.5 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 0.5 teaspoons salt
• 0.5 teaspoons baking powder
• 2.5 cups all-purpose flour

Instructions

1. 1

   Beat sugar and butter together in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy; beat in egg until smooth. Beat in pumpkin purée, vanilla extract, cinnamon, salt, and baking powder. Stir in flour just until combined. Refrigerate dough for 2 hours to overnight.

2. 2

   Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

3. 3

   Roll dough on a floured work surface. Cut into shapes using cookie cutters; arrange on a baking sheet.

4. 4

   Bake in the preheated oven until edges are lightly browned, 6 to 8 minutes.