iced pumpkin cookies
THese are soft full flavor cookies that can easily be decorated to fit into any fall holiday. Like Mabon, Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas/Yule For Yule: roll into a yule log and frost as a log. For Christmas: frost as santa faces or roll 3 ascending siged balls for snowmen. For Samhain/halloween: decorate as something scary, eye balls or spiders, Or make into witches hats. For Mabon: frost like a pumpkin or as shown. Or leave the decorating to the kids.
prep time
15 Min
cook time
20 Min
method
Bake
yield
Ingredients
- 2 3/4 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons freshly grated cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon each: nutmeg, cloves and salt
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 cup canned pumpkin puree'
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- FROSTING
- 2 cups convectioners sugar
- 3 teaspoons milk
- 1 tablespoon butter, melted
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
How To Make iced pumpkin cookies
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Step 1Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, ground cloves, and salt; set aside. In a medium bowl, cream together the 1/2 cup of butter and white sugar. Add pumpkin, egg, and 1 teaspoon vanilla to butter mixture, and beat until creamy. Mix in dry ingredients. Drop on cookie sheet by tablespoonfuls; flatten slightly. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven. Cool cookies, then drizzle glaze with fork. To Make Glaze: Combine confectioners' sugar, milk, 1 tablespoon melted butter, and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Add milk as needed, to achieve drizzling consistency.
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Category:
Cookies
Tag:
#Quick & Easy
Tag:
#For Kids
Tag:
#Heirloom
Diet:
Low Sodium
Diet:
Soy Free
Method:
Bake
Culture:
American
Ingredient:
Flour
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