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norma's pumpkin spiced glazed cookies

★★★★★ 2
a recipe by
Norma DeRemer
York, PA

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.

★★★★★ 2
serves Makes 5 1/2 dozen

Ingredients For norma's pumpkin spiced glazed cookies

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

How To Make norma's pumpkin spiced glazed cookies

  • 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.
  • 2
    In a large mixing bowl, beat butter and sugar and mix until creamy.
  • 3
    Beat in pumpkin, eggs, and vanilla extract.
  • 4
    Gradually beat in flour mixture.
  • 5
    Stir in chocolate morsels and walnuts.
  • 6
    Drop by rounded tablespoon onto a lightly greased baking sheets. ( I used a medium size ice cream scoop )
  • 7
    Place in preheated oven and bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
  • 8
    Remove from oven and let stand for 5 minutes before moving them to a wire rack to cool completely.
  • 9
    While cookies are cooling; make the glaze by adding all ingredients in a small bowl and mix well.
  • 10
    When cookies are cool, drizzle glaze over top of all the cookies and let set for a while.
  • 11
    Place cookies in a cookie jar or container with a lid to keep them moist.

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