Pumpkin Sugar Cookies
Why wait for December to roll out a batch of sugar cookies? We dreamt up an excuse to make them two whole months earlier. This recipe is an adaptation of our favorite sugar cookie recipe, but instead of another stick of butter, we substituted a half cup of pure pumpkin puree. The results are tender and slightly chewy (although you can bake them a tad longer if you like a crispier cookie). They’d be divine sprinkled with cinnamon-sugar before baking, but we like to dress them up with a little tinted royal icing for a festive finish. Put them out if you’re hosting the pre (or post) trick-or-treating festivities.