Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease two cookie sheets.
Cream sugar and butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Mix in pumpkin purée
egg
and vanilla.
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.
Bake in the preheated oven until the edges are golden
10 to 12 minutes.
Remove from the oven and transfer to wire racks to cool.