Ingredients

2½cupswhole wheat pastry flour

1tspbaking powder

1tspbaking soda

2tspground cinnamon

¾tspground nutmeg

¾tspground cloves

½tspsalt

½cupbutter,softened

1½cupssugar,raw turbinado

1cuppumpkin puree,canned

1egg

1tspvanilla extract

powdered sugar,for dusting

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a medium bowl, whisk together your dry ingredients.

In another medium bowl, cream together butter and sugar. Add pumpkin, egg, and vanilla. Beat until creamy. Mix in dry ingredients and stir just until combined.

Use a cookie dough scoop or two spoons to drop one tablespoon of dough onto a parchment paper-covered cookie sheet. Flatten each cookie slightly.

Bake for 15 to 20 minutes. Sprinkle the baked cookies with a light dusting of powdered sugar and transfer the cookies to a rack to cool.