A fall evening involves bright colored leaves falling outside as the sun is slowly setting, lighting a cinnamon spice candle, wrapping up in a blanket and finally turning on a Halloween movie. Sounds like the perfect October night, right? But wait, something’s missing! Delicious pumpkin cookies that have bursts of pumpkin, cinnamon and warm vanilla are needed to complete this autumn nightfall.
Cookie ingredients :
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
- ½ cup (1 stick) softened unsalted butter
- 1 cup of 100% pureed pumpkin
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Icing ingredients :
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 3 tablespoons milk
- 1 tablespoon softened unsalted butter
Step 1 –
Preheat the oven to 350°. Grease baking sheets.
Step 2 –
In a medium sized bowl whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt and set aside.
Step 3 –
In a large bowl, beat sugar, pumpkin puree, butter, egg and vanilla until fully combined.
Step 4 –
Slowly add the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and fold together until a dough is formed.
Step 5 –
Scoop 2 inch sized balls onto the cookie sheet and bake for 15-18 minutes.
Step 6 –
For the icing, mix vanilla, powdered sugar, milk and butter in a small bowl until completely smooth.
Step 7 –
Remove cookies from the oven and allow 10 minutes to cool. Drizzle icing on the cookies and enjoy!
