Pumpkin Spice Cookies
Enjoy these soft cake-like cookies that have the warm fall flavors of pumpkin pie spice in both the cookie dough and the icing.
Yield: 4 dozen
Ingredients:
- 2½ cups Flour (I used white whole wheat)
- 1 tsp Baking Soda
- 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 3 tsp Pumpkin Pie Spice Blend (see notes below)
- 1/2 cup Butter
- 3/4 cup White Sugar
- 3/4 cup Brown Sugar
- 1 cup Canned Pumpkin Puree
- 1 Egg
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
For The Icing:
- 1 cup Powdered (Confectioners) Sugar
- 1½ Tbl Milk
- 1/4 tsp Pumpkin Pie Spice Blend
Instructions:
- In a medium size mixing bowl, mix together the dry ingredients (flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and the spice), and set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter, sugars, canned pumpkin, the egg, and the vanilla. I use an electric mixer for this step.
- Then gradually mix in the dry ingredients until everything is well mixed together.
- Drop the cookie dough by spoonfuls onto cookie sheets.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes. After baking, let the cookies set on the cookie sheets for a couple of minutes to cool before removing them.
Add the Icing to the cookies:
- In a small mixing bowl, mix together the powdered sugar, the milk, and the pumpkin pie spice.
- Drizzle the icing over the cooled cookies. (I just let some of the icing drizzle off a spoon for this step).
Notes:
To make a homemade pumpkin pie spice blend, combine 6 tsp ground cinnamon, 4 tsp ground nutmeg, 1 tsp ground ginger, and 1 tsp ground cloves.