Ingredients

1 cup white sugar
½ cup butter, softened
1 cup solid pack pumpkin puree
1 large egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp ground cinnamon
½ tsp salt
1 cup halved fresh cranberries
½ cup chopped walnuts
1 Tbs orange zest

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Grease two cookie sheets.
2. Cream sugar and butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Mix in pumpkin purée, egg, and vanilla.
3. Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt together into a medium bowl. Stir flour mixture into pumpkin mixture until well blended. Stir in cranberries, walnuts, and orange zest. Drop teaspoonfuls of dough 2 inches apart onto the prepared baking sheets.
4. Bake in the preheated oven until the edges are golden, 10-12 minutes.