"One of our best friends – her name is Willie -- grew up Amish," says Billy. "She makes these amazing pumpkin cookies. It's an Amish specialty, and nobody does it better than her!"
For the cookies: Cream sugar and Crisco together, add egg and beat well. Add pumpkin and flour and remaining ingredients. Drop by teaspoonful on cookie sheet. Bake at 375 degrees for 10 minutes.
For the icing: Beat together ingredients and add milk to the correct consistency. Beat well. Put icing on cooled cookies.
Each year we serve up heartwarming stories from artists about their favorite holiday treats, and we give you the recipes to go with them! Browse through our entire yearly collection of sweet recipes here:
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