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Pumpkin Cookies with Boiled Brown Sugar Frosting

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TBSP Susan
Updated May 7, 2015
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Autumn in a cookie: pumpkin and cinnamon bake into soft, round cookies perfectly topped with frosting and a sprinkling of pecans.

Pumpkin Cookies with Boiled Brown Sugar Frosting

  • Prep Time 10 min
  • Total 60 min
  • Servings 36
  • Ingredients 15
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Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup canned pumpkin puree
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 cups flour

FROSTING:

  • 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
  • 4 tablespoon milk
  • 2 tablespoon butter
  • 1 cup powdered sugar, sifted
  • Chopped pecans for topping, if desired

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Preheat oven to 350° F.
  • Step 
    2
    Beat butter and sugar until well blended. Add pumpkin, egg, soda, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, vanilla and flour. Mix until well blended.
  • Step 
    3
    Using a 2-inch cookie scoop, drop into mounds at least 1-inch apart. Bake at 350° F for 12 - 15 minutes, until tops just start to brown. Cool completely on cooling rack.
  • Step 
    4
    FROSTING: Using a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt butter. Add milk and brown sugar, stirring to dissolve sugar. Boil brown-sugar mixture for 2 minutes. Remove from heat and add powdered sugar, stirring quickly until smooth.
  • Step 
    5
    Working quickly, swirl about 1 tbsp of frosting onto top of each cookie. If pecans are desired, sprinkle immediately, before frosting sets. If frosting becomes difficult to work with, add a tsp of water at a time to soften.

Nutrition

130 Calories
6g Total Fat
1g Protein
18g Total Carbohydrate
12g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
130
Calories from Fat
50
Total Fat
6g
9%
Saturated Fat
4g
19%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
20mg
7%
Sodium
115mg
5%
Potassium
35mg
1%
Total Carbohydrate
18g
6%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
12g
Protein
1g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
25%
25%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
2%
2%
Iron
2%
2%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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