Orange Pumpkin Scone Cookie Cut-Outs - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 cup butter
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
2 1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup pumpkin
1 tablespoon orange rind, grated
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Preparation

Preheat oven to 375.
In mixer bowl on medium speed, blend butter, brown sugar and orange rind until well mixed. Add egg, pumpkin and vanilla and mix some more until nicely incorporated.
In separate bowl, sift together flour and spices. Add to mixer bowl and mix until a very loose dough forms. Turn dough onto a sheet of plastic wrap, form a ball, covered with wrap. Chill 1 hour.
On surface lightly dusted with confectioner's sugar, roll dough out about 1/4\" thick. Use cutters to shape cookies. Place on ungreased baking sheets and bake 10-12 minutes, until golden brown on bottoms (like a scone).
Cool cookies on rack. While still warm I spread a scone glaze on top: mix confectioners sugar, a little orange juice, cinnamon, and vanilla extract until a thin glaze forms. Spread over warm cookies. I also add raisins as decorations, adhered to the glaze, at this point.