2 sticks butter
1 c. sugar
1 c. pumpkin
1 egg
2 c. flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla

Cream butter and sugar. Add pumpkin and egg. Beat well. Sift dry ingredients. Add to mixture all at once and stir gently. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Drop cookies by teaspoon onto greased cookie sheets. Bake 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from trays and let cool. Ice with frosting.

FROSTING:

4 tbsp. butter
1/3 c. milk
2/3 c. brown sugar
1 1/3 c. 10x sugar
1 tsp. vanilla

Combine butter, milk and brown sugar in saucepan. Heat over medium heat until mixture boils. Boil 2 minutes. Cool slightly, then stir in 10x sugar and vanilla. Frost cookies immediately.