When you want the taste of classic pumpkin pie without the hassle of all the steps involved, enter these Pumpkin Pie Cookies!
With all that pumpkin flavor and a tasty glaze, there’ll be more than enough to share and gobble down on your own!
Ingredients: 2 cups butter, softened 2 cups sugar 2 teaspoons baking powder 2 teaspoons baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon1 teaspoon ground nutmeg 2 eggs 2 teaspoons vanilla 1 (15-ounce) can pumpkin puree 4 cups all-purpose flour.
For the frosting: ½ cup butter ½ cup brown sugar ¼ cup milk 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 ¾ cups powdered sugar ground cinnamon Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a large bowl, beat 2 cups butter with a hand mixer on medium/high speed for 30 seconds.
Add sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
Beat until combined.
Add eggs and 2 teaspoons vanilla; beat until combined.
Beat in pumpkin.
Beat in as much of the flour as you can with the mixer.
Using a wooden spoon, stir in any remaining flour.
Drop dough by heaping teaspoons 2 inches apart on a cookie sheet.
Bake in the preheated oven for 10 to 12 minutes.
Transfer cookies to a wire rack; let cool.
In a small saucepan, heat 1/2 cup butter, and brown sugar until melted and smooth.
Transfer to a medium bowl.
Stir in milk and 1 teaspoon vanilla.
Beat in powdered sugar until smooth.
Spread frosting on cookies.
If desired, sprinkle with additional cinnamon.
Makes about 60 cookies.