Iced Pumpkin Cookies

It's October which means it's time for all things PUMPKIN! I found this recipe the other day on the food network website and I have to say I'm extremely pleased with it.  If you are one of those people (I am) who like a cake like cookie this is for you.  The recipe says that it yields 6 dozen; however,  I don't think I got that many.  Honestly I'm not entirely sure how many I got because my husband kept eating them.

Ingredients

• 1 cup unsalted butter


• 1 cup sugar


• 1 cup cooked, pureed pumpkin (fresh or canned)


• 1 egg


• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract


• 2 cups unbleached allpurpose flour


• 1 teaspoon baking powder


• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda


• 1/2 teaspoon salt


• 1 teaspoon cinnamon


• 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg


• 1 cup walnuts, coarsely chopped (I omitted these...)


• 1 cup raisins ( ...and these)

Icing:

• 2 cups sifted confectioner's sugar


• 1/4 cup butter, softened


• 1 teaspoon vanilla


• 3 tablespoons whipping cream, fresh orange juice or rum

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Add pumpkin, egg and vanilla and mix well. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Stir into butter mixture until well blended. Add nuts and raisins. Drop by teaspoonful onto parchment covered baking sheet, about 2 inches apart. Bake about 15 minutes, or until golden. Cool.

 Icing: Cream confectioner's sugar and butter. Add remaining ingredients and beat until smooth. (If icing is too thin, add more confectioner's sugar; if too thick, add more cream, orange juice or rum.) Drizzle over cookies.

Enjoy!

 

My All -Time Favorite Cookies

Cooler weather always makes me feel like baking. And cooler weather has most deinfinatly arrived in the Last Frontier. We are already down to the mid 30's at night.  YIKES!

Today I wanted to share my absolute favorite cookie recipie with everyone!

Frog Commissary Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

1 cup unsalted butter

1 cup sugar

1 cup brown sugar

2 large eggs

2 tablespoons milk

2 teaspoons vanilla

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp salt

1 tsp cinnamon

2 1/2 cups oats (rolled or quick)

2 cups chocolate chips 

Preheat the oven to 350 F.

With an electric mixer cream together the butter and the sugars. Mix in the egg, then the milk and the vanilla extract.

Stir the flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt together.

Gradually stir the flour mixture into the sugar mixture until it’s incorporated.

Stir in the oats and chocolate chips.

Drop dough, making 1 inch rounds, onto the cookie sheet, placing about 1 1/2 inches apart so they have room to spread.

Bake on center rack for 10-13 minutes, until golden brown at the edges and light golden at the center.

Cool on baking sheet for at least 1-2 minutes before moving to a wire rack to cool completely.

Makes 4 dozen

ENJOY!