Squash Cut-Out Cookies Recipe

This is a spiced cookie dough that can be rolled out and cut into shapes.

Ingredients

1-12	oz package frozen squash, defrosted and squeezed dry, OR
⅔	cup freshly cooked and mashed squash
½	cup light brown sugar
½	cup granulated sugar
1	egg
1	teaspoon vanilla
2½	cups all purpose flour
2	tsp pumpkin pie spice
⅛	tsp salt

Directions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Combine flour, pumpkin pie spice and salt. Set aside.
In your mixer bowl with paddle attachment, cream butter and both sugars together; add squash and mix well. Add the egg and vanilla.
Add dry ingredients. Mix on low speed until a sticky dough forms. Chill in refrigerator for at least one hour. Turn out on a well floured surface and knead a couple of times until dough is no longer sticky. Cut out shapes and bake on parchment for 9-12 minutes. Frost cookies as desired.