• In the mixing bowl of a stand mixer, using the Whisk attachment, add the Butter, Sugar, Vanilla, Pumpkin Spice Syrup, and Egg, and blend until light and fluffy.
• In a separate bowl, add the Flour, and Baking Powder, and stir well to blend.
• Add the Flour a little at a time and mix on low to blend, until all the Flour is added.
• Remove the Whisk attachment, and use the paddle.
• Continue to blend the Cookie dough until it's completely blended and a smooth ball starts to form. Add several drops (4 or 5 to start) of the Orange food coloring Gel, and blend into the dough.
• If the color is not bright enough, add a couple more drops of the Orange Food Coloring Gel, and blend again, and continue until you get the desired color.
• Scrape down the mixing bowl as needed.
• Line two cookie sheets with Parchment paper, and roll the cookie dough into small balls, about 1 inch balls, and place the balls on the Parchment paper.
• Bake at 350 degrees for about 15 minutes, or just until the cookies start to turn a light golden brown around the edges.
• About half way through baking the cookies, check the oven, and the cookies may have started to crack a little.
• Take a flat bottom glass, dip it in Sugar before lightly applying to each cookie - smash the cookies very gently, and slightly, making them a little flatter, and spread out a little more.
• This will give the cookies the crinkle look.
• When the cookies are done, remove from the oven to a wire rack to cool completely.
• While cookies are cooling, make the Frosting.

Frosting:

• In the mixing bowl of a stand mixer, add the softened Butter, and Cream Cheese, and blend to combine.
• Add the Powdered sugar a little at a time, blending after each addition, until the Frosting is smooth and fluffy.
• Divide the Frosting evenly into two bowls.
• Measure 2 Tablespoons of Icing out of each bowl, and add to a third bowl; this will be for the Black icing. Add a few drops of the Green Food Coloring Gel, and stir to blend until the Frosting is bright lime green.
• If the Frosting thinned a bit add a Tablespoon of Powdered Sugar, and stir to blend.
• In the other bowl, add a few drops of the Purple Food Coloring Gel, and stir to blend. If the Frosting thinned a little, add a Tablespoon of Powdered Sugar, and stir well to blend.
• In the third bowl, add a small amount of Black Food Coloring Gel, and stir until blended.
• Using Plastic wrap (Glad wrap) tear off a piece about 10 inches wide, and place the Frosting length-wise in the middle of the plastic wrap; it will look like a long ribbon of Frosting.
• Do this for the Green, Purple, and Black Frosting, placing the Black frosting in the center.
• Then, roll the plastic wrap around the Frosting, making sure to keep it long, or length-wise like a long ribbon.
• Snip the end off of the Plastic wrap, on one end only, and place it in a Pastry bag with the large Star Tip.
• Pipe the Frosting onto the cookies, using a swirl, and bring it up to a point.
• Allow the Frosting to set or firm up a bit, about 30 minutes.
• Serve, and Enjoy!

Makes about 40 Cookies

BAKERS NOTE:

• THE BLACK FROSTING WILL HAVE LESS FROSTING IN THE BOWL THAN THE GREEN AND PURPLE.
• THAT'S OKAY, YOU ONLY WANT A SMALL STREAK OF THE BLACK BETWEEN THE OTHER TWO COLORS.