Halloween Spiced & Iced Pumpkin Cookies
This is a great iced pumpkin spice cookie to share at Halloween...and all year-round.
Recipe Ingredients:
Cookies:
1 cup vegetable shortening
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1-1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 large egg
1 cup canned pumpkin
2 cups all-purpose flour
Brown Sugar Glaze:
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
3 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon milk
Cooking Directions:
- For Cookies: In a medium mixing bowl, beat shortening with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds.
- Add the granulated sugar, brown sugar, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder, and baking soda. Beat until combined, scraping sides of bowl.
- Beat in the egg and pumpkin. Beat in as much of the flour as you can with the mixer. Stir in remaining flour.
- Drop dough by a rounded teaspoon 2 inches apart onto an ungreased cookie sheet.
- Bake cookies in a 375°F (190°C) oven for 8 to 10 minutes or until tops seem firm.
- Transfer cookies to a wire rack; cool.
- Spread cooled cookies with Brown Sugar Glaze.
- For Brown Sugar Glaze: In a small saucepan combine brown sugar, butter and milk. Heat and stir until butter melts.
- Remove saucepan from heat. Stir in 1 cup sifted powdered sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla.
Makes 42 cookies.
Nutritional Information Per Serving (1 cookie): 109 calories, 6 g total fat (2 g saturated fat), 7 mg cholesterol, 24 mg sodium, 14 g carbohydrate, 0 g fiber, 1 g protein.
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