V PUMPKIN COOKIES WITH LEMON FROSTING

2 ½ C flour
1 t baking powder
1 t baking soda
1 t cinnamon
½ t nutmeg
½ t salt
½ C Earth Balance shortening or spread
1 C canned pumpkin
1 ½ t egg replacer (mixed in 2 T warm H2O)
1 t vanilla

Cream Earth Balance and sugar together. Add pumpkin, vanilla and egg replacer.
Mix dry ingredients together and stir into pumpkin mixture. Blend well.
Drop by rounded tablespoons onto parchment covered cookie sheets. Smooth top of cookies.
Bake @ 350 degrees for 15-20 mins. Cool and frost.

OPTIONAL: Add 1 C raisins, 1 C chopped nuts or 1 C rolled oats to batter, if desired.


LEMON FROSTING

2 C sifted confectionary sugar.
2 t lemon flavoring
1 T melted Earth Balance spread
2 drops yellow coloring (opt)
2-3 T rice milk

Add Earth Balance, flavoring and coloring to sugar using low speed on mixer.
Add rice milk slowly until sugar is smooth, but not too thin. Beat well.
Frost cookies.