norma's pumpkin spiced glazed cookies

Name: Norma's Pumpkin Spiced Glazed Cookies
Ingredients: 2 1/4 cup(s) all purpose flour; 1 1/2 teaspoon(s) pumpkin pie spice; 1 teaspoon(s) baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt; 1 cup(s) ( 2 sticks ) margarine or butter, softened; 1 cup(s) sugar; 1 cup(s) ( 15 ounce can ) pure pumpkin ( use libby's ); 2 large eggs; 1 teaspoon(s) pure vanilla extract; 2 cup(s) ( 12 ounce package ) semi-sweet chocolate morsels ( i used nesetle' toll house ); 1 cup(s) chopped walnuts ( optional ); - vanilla glaze:; 1 cup(s) powdered sugar; - 1 to 1 1/2 tablespoon of milk; 1/2 teaspoon(s) pure vanilla extract

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Norma DeRemer

York, PA

Updated on Aug 3, 2011

These have been my favorite cookies of all time. They are so soft and everyone in the family love them. I thought that I would make them for a cookie contest they had in town. I'm sure they would have won. Maybe next time they have a cook off I'll enter these.

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yield Makes 5 1/2 dozen

Ingredients

2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup ( 2 sticks ) margarine or butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 cup ( 15 ounce can ) pure pumpkin ( use libby's )
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 cups ( 12 ounce package ) semi-sweet chocolate morsels ( i used nesetle' toll house )
1 cup chopped walnuts ( optional )
- vanilla glaze:
1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 to 1 1/2 tablespoon of milk
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

How To Make norma's pumpkin spiced glazed cookies

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375. Combine flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl and stir until well blended.

Step 2

In a large mixing bowl, beat butter and sugar and mix until creamy.
Step 3

Beat in pumpkin, eggs, and vanilla extract.
Step 4

Gradually beat in flour mixture.
Step 5

Stir in chocolate morsels and walnuts.
Step 6

Drop by rounded tablespoon onto a lightly greased baking sheets. ( I used a medium size ice cream scoop )
Step 7

Place in preheated oven and bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
Step 8

Remove from oven and let stand for 5 minutes before moving them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Step 9

While cookies are cooling; make the glaze by adding all ingredients in a small bowl and mix well.
Step 10

When cookies are cool, drizzle glaze over top of all the cookies and let set for a while.
Step 11

Place cookies in a cookie jar or container with a lid to keep them moist.
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