Pumpkin Cookies
Recipe for Frosted Pumpkin Cookies produces soft, moist, and fluffy pumpkin cookies with a delicious penuche icing. Perfect for a huge taste of fall in a small treat.
Servings: 36 Cookies
Calories: 150kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
Pumpkin Cookies
- 2 1/2 Cups All-purpose Flour
- 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
- 2 teaspoons Ground Cinnamon
- 1/2 Teaspoon Ground Nutmeg
- 1/2 Teaspoon Ground Cloves
- 1/2 Cup Butter Margarine, or Butter Flavor Crisco
- 3/4 cup White Sugar
- 3/4 cup Brown Sugar
- 1 cup Canned Pumpkin not pumpkin pie mix
- 1 Large Egg
- 1 Teaspoon Vanilla
Pumpkin Cookie Icing
- 6 Tablespoons Butter
- 1 Cup Brown Sugar
- 1/2 Cup Milk
- 1 1/2 Teaspoons Vanilla
- 2 Cups Powdered Sugar
Instructions
Pumpkin Cookies
- Preheat the oven to 350 Degrees F.
- Combine butter and sugars in a mixing bowl. Cream until light and fluffy. Add pumpkin and mix well. Add the egg and vanilla, mix in. Sprinkle in cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves. Mix well.
- In a separate bowl combine flour, baking soda, and baking powder and mix well. Mix this in with the rest of ingredients. Mixing only until combined, do not over mix.
- Drop heaping tablespoons onto cookie sheets. Bake in preheated 350 Degree F oven for 18 to 20 minutes.
- Let cookies sit on baking sheet for 2 minutes. Remove cookies to cooling rack or non-stick aluminum foil and allow cookies to cool completely.
- Once cooled, cover with glaze. Allow glaze to harden before attempting to stack.
Pumpkin Cookie Caramel Icing
- Combine butter, brown sugar, milk and vanilla in a small saucepan.
- Cook over medium low heat until sugar is dissolved.
- Remove from heat and add powdered sugar.
- Mix until smooth and there are minimal lumps.
- Drizzle over cooled cookies.
Notes
Vanilla Glaze - 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar, 1 tablespoon corn syrup, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla, and 2 tablespoons of milk. Add all of the ingredients to a small bowl and stir until well combined. Drizzle over the cookies, or dip the tops of the cookies in the glaze.
The icing recipes may be doubled for a thicker icing.
Nutrition
Serving: 1Cookie | Calories: 150kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 70mg | Potassium: 49mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 20g | Vitamin A: 1188IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 20mg | Iron: 1mg
