Spiced Iced Pumpkin Cookies

This weekend is our annual family dinner-go-round.  It is a progressive dinner that we do with the family from my grandmother Hazel and her sister Aggie.  This year I am in charge of a dessert and the dinner-go-round soup.  For the cookies I decided to try something new.  My friend had brought over some pumpkin cookies one night, and I really enjoyed them, so I decided to try my hand at it.  this is what I came up with.  It is spicy, and full of pumpkin.  I also added chocolate chips to one of the batches to make pumpkin chocolate chip cookies.  It is delightful!  So, pumpkin away!

Spiced Iced Pumpkin Cookies

 Ingredients
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup white sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 Tbsp molasses
1 cup canned pumpkin puree
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 cups confectioners' sugar
1/2 tsp baking spice
3 tablespoons milk
1 tablespoon melted butter
1/4 cup cream cheese
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, ground cloves, and salt; set aside.
In a medium bowl, cream together the 1/2 cup of butter and white sugar. Add pumpkin, egg, and 1 teaspoon vanilla to butter mixture, and beat until creamy. Mix in dry ingredients. Drop on cookie sheet by tablespoonfuls; flatten slightly.
Bake for 15 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven. Cool cookies, then frost.
To Make icing: Combine confectioners' sugar,baking spice, milk, 1 tablespoon melted butter, and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Add milk as needed, to achieve drizzling consistency.