How can I make a homemade leaf shaped cookie cutter and whats a good recipe for pumkin cream cheese cookies?

For the first part of your question, you can trace a leaf shape from nature, a colouring book, or freehand it onto parchment paper and cut it out with sharp scissors. Lay on your cookie dough and cut around the shape with a sharp knife.





A recipe for pumpkin cookies:


1/2 cup shortening


1 1/4 cups packed brown sugar


2 eggs


1 teaspoon vanilla extract


1 1/2 cups canned pumpkin


2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour


4 teaspoons baking powder


1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon


1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg


1 cup raisins


1 cup chopped walnuts








Preheat oven to 375 F.


Cream shortening and sugar, then add the eggs. Mix well. Add vanilla and pumpkin. Set aside.


Sift dry ingredients, then blend into the ';wet'; ingredients. Fold in the nuts and raisins. Mix well.


Drop by heaping teaspoons onto a greased cookie sheet, bake for 10 - 15 minutes. Cool. Best eaten if you let them ';ripen'; for a day. Store in a sealed container.





Cream cheese icing:


Beat together:


4 oz cream cheese


4 oz. butter


until blended well. Stir in powdered sugar, up to 2 cups and mix thoroughly. Frost your items after cooling.

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