Apple Spice Leaf Cookie

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper
2. Using a standing mixer, cream the butter and 2 sugars together
3. Add pumpkin purée and eggs while slowly mixing.
4. Add vanilla extract and mix.
5. In a large bowl, mix together the 5 cups of flour apple pie spice and salt until combined
6. Gradually mix in the dry ingredients until combined
7. Scoop dough out onto a floured surface
8. Knead in 1/2 C of flour
9. Roll out dough to 1/8 inch in thickness
10. Cut out shapes and place onto cookie sheet 2 inches apart
11. Place cookie sheet into the oven and bake for about 8-10 minutes
12. Remove from oven and allow to cool completely

Royal Icing Directions:

1. Using the standing mixer, combine the egg whites, cream of tarter, vanilla and powder sugar and mix until combined and stiff peaks form
2. Split icing into 5 bowls
3. Add a few drops of Orange into one of the bowls
4. Add a few drops of brown into the second bowl
5. Add a few drops of golden yellow into the third bowl
6. Add a few drops of pink into the fourth bowl
7. Add a few drops of black into the fifth bowl
8. Mix until the colors are blended and the shades you want
9. Scoop about 1/4 C of icing into their own bags
10. Add 2-4 tsp of water into the remaining brown, orange and yellow icing bowls and mix until combined
11. Pour the icing's into squeeze bottles
12. Outline the leaf cookies like shown in the sample image
    
13. Fill in the cookies with the thinned icing colors
    
14. Allow to dry completely over night
15. Using the black piping bag, pipe the details of the faces onto the cookies
16. Using the pink icing, pipe pink dots for the cheeks
17. Allow to dry for one hour before enjoying!