caramel pumpkin cookies

Name: Caramel Pumpkin Cookies
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: ## COOKIE DOUGH:; 3 cup(s) vegetable shortening; 3 cup(s) canned pumpkin; 3 cup(s) sugar; 3 - eggs; 3 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract; 3 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 3 teaspoon(s) baking powder; 1 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt; 3 teaspoon(s) cinnamon; 6 cup(s) flour; 2 cup(s) chopped dates and/or walnuts (optional); ## FROSTING; 9 tablespoon(s) butter-not margarine; 1 1/2 cup(s) brown sugar, firmly packed; 3/4 cup(s) milk; 3 cup(s) powdered sugar

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Amanda Lesko

Wyandotte, MI

Updated on Jan 3, 2013

These are, by far, the best cookies I've ever made! They're soft, moist, sweet, and unbelievably addicting! I'm giving you the whole recipe, but feel free to cut it in half... it makes a ton!

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Blue Ribbon Recipe

Soft and lovable, these pumpkin cookies are cake-like with an ever-so-slight cinnamon flavor. Pumpkin isn't prominent, but you know it's an ingredient. We opted to add walnuts and loved the crunch. Where these fall cookies become special is the caramel-like frosting. It is rich and almost like a caramel praline on top of the cookie.

— The Test Kitchen

prep time 20 Min

cook time 1 Hr

method Bake

yield Makes 8-9 dozen

Ingredients

COOKIE DOUGH:
3 cups vegetable shortening
3 cups canned pumpkin
3 cups sugar
3 - eggs
3 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 teaspoons baking soda
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
3 teaspoons cinnamon
6 cups flour
2 cups chopped dates and/or walnuts (optional)
FROSTING
9 tablespoons butter-not margarine
1 1/2 cups brown sugar, firmly packed
3/4 cup milk
3 cups powdered sugar

How To Make caramel pumpkin cookies

Test Kitchen Tips

The batter for this cookie is not typical. It's very soft and not thick; almost the consistency of a pumpkin bread batter. When cut in half, the recipe still makes a ton of cookies.

Step 1

Mix first 5 cookie dough ingredients in mixer until well combined.

Step 2

Add the next 5 cookie dough ingredients and mix well. Scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl at least twice.
Step 3

Add chopped dates/nuts if desired.
Step 4

Drop by rounded tablespoonful or medium-sized cookie scoop. Bake at 350 degrees for 10-15 minutes on greased cookie sheets.
Step 5

Cool on wire racks. Makes 8-9 dozen using a medium-sized cookie scoop.
Step 6

FOR FROSTING: Melt and mix together, butter, brown sugar, and milk. When the mixture comes to a boil, time for 2 minutes and remove from heat.
Step 7

Whisk in powdered sugar and let cool slightly.
Step 8

When cookies are cooled, and the frosting is still warm but starting to get firmer, drizzle or spread over cookies! (Frosting may run off the edges of cookies, but it's ok! Just make sure there's enough on top of the cookies too.)
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