Halloween Pumpkin Cookies

1 cup packed light brown sugar

1 large egg yolk

2 1/2 cups all purpose flour

1 Tbsp pumpkin pie spice

1 tsp baking soda

1 tube (4 1/4 ounces) orange icing

Method

1.Preheat oven to

375 degrees. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or leave ungreased.

2. Cream butter with brown sugar in a medium bowl with electric mixer on low until smooth; stir in egg yolk.

3. Mix flour, pumpkin pie spice and baking soda in a large bowl. Stir into the butter mixture. Mix until dough is firm and smooth. Form dough into a disk; wrap in plastic wrap and chill dough about 30 mins.

4. Roll dough to 1/4-inch thickness on a lightly floured surface.

5. Cut out cookies with a

3 1/2-inch round cookie cutter and place 2-inches apart on prepared baking sheets. Bake until lightly browned around the edges,

10-12 mins. Remove from oven and transfer cookies to a wire rack; cool completely.

6. Create faces on pumpkin cookies using the orange icing.