Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Iced Pumpkin Spice Cookies

Mmmmmmmm!

Doesn't that title just make your mouth water?! While in grad school at Virginia Tech, I was student teaching in an awesome 2nd grade classroom with a fabulous teacher, Mrs. Gendron. She knew I would be traveling home to my family for Thanksgiving break, so she made me the most delicious cookies ever to take with me! Needless to say, I immediately got the recipe from her upon my return and now make them every Thanksgiving. They are PERFECT fallish, holiday cookies! Here's a look at this years batch and the recipe so you can enjoy them too!

Ingredients for Cookies:
2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
2 tsps ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
1/2 tsp ground cloves
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1 cup canned pumpkin
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla extract


Ingredients for Icing:
2 cups confectioner's sugar 3 tbs milk 1 tbs melted butter 1 tsp vanilla extract

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, ground cloves, and salt; set aside.

3. In a medium bowl, cream together the 1/2 cup of softened butter and white sugar. Add pumpkin, egg, and 1 tsp of vanilla extract to mixture and beat until creamy.

4. Mix in dry ingredients.

5. Drop on cookie sheet by tablespoonfuls; flatten slightly.

6. Bake for 15-20 mins in the preheated oven. Cool cookies, then drizzle glaze with a fork.

7. To make glaze icing: Combine confectioner's sugar, milk, 1 tbs melted butter, and 1 tsp vanilla. Add milk as needed, to achieve drizzling consistency.



Final, delicious product...




They look so good, I think I'll go eat one now!!! :)





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