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Pumpkin Cookies with Penuche Frosting

Name: Pumpkin Cookies with Penuche Frosting
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 7 dozen.
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened; 1/2 cup sugar; 1/2 cup packed brown sugar; 1 large egg; 1 cup canned pumpkin; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 3/4 cup chopped pecans; FROSTING:; 1/4 cup packed brown sugar; 3 tablespoons butter; 1/4 cup 2% milk; 2-1/2 to 3 cups confectioners' sugar

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Total Time

Prep: 25 min. Bake: 10 min./batch + cooling

Makes

7 dozen

Updated: Oct. 14, 2022

These caramel-frosted pumpkin cookies are as much a part of our holiday as mistletoe and carols! They are a great way to use our home-canned pumpkin. —Priscilla Anderson, Salt Lake City, Utah

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Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 large egg
1 cup canned pumpkin
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup chopped pecans
FROSTING:
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
3 tablespoons butter
1/4 cup 2% milk
2-1/2 to 3 cups confectioners' sugar

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in egg, pumpkin and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Stir in pecans.
Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake 9-11 minutes or until edges are light brown. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
For frosting, in a small saucepan, bring brown sugar and butter to a boil. Cook and stir over medium heat 1 minute. Remove from heat; cool 10 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl; beat in milk. Gradually beat in enough confectioners' sugar to achieve spreading consistency. Frost cookies.

Nutrition Facts

1 cookie: 69 calories, 3g fat (2g saturated fat), 9mg cholesterol, 56mg sodium, 9g carbohydrate (7g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.

Pumpkin Cookies with Penuche Frosting

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