1/2 c. butter
1 c. sugar
1 c. canned pumpkin
2 1/2 c. flour
2 1/4 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. ginger
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/2 c. walnuts

Cream sugar and butter together. Add pumpkin. Mix. Add sifted dry ingredients. Mix. Add vanilla and nuts. Mix. Drop by teaspoon on greased cookie sheet. Bake 15 minutes at 350 degrees. When cool, ice lightly with thin mixture of confectioners sugar and water.