Thursday, October 30, 2008

Iced pumpkin cookies

I love cooking and trying new recipes. I found this recipe on line awhile back and have never made them, so.....last night they got made and can I just tell you......they are the most yummy, delicious, scrumpcious pumpkin cookies. I think you might need to make some at your house, so I thought I would share. Enjoy!


Isn't my apron fabulous!!!


Recipe:
Iced Pumpkin Cookies
2 1/2 Cups of flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1tsp. baking soda
2 tsp.ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg
1/2 tsp. ground cloves
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1 cup canned pumpkin puree
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla extract
Icing:
2 cups powdered sugar
3 Tbls.milk
1 Tbls. melted butter
1 tsp. vanilla extract
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, ground cloves, and salt; set aside.
2. In a medium bowl, cream together the 1/2 cup of butter and white sugar. Add pumpkin, egg, and 1 tsp. vanilla to butter mixture, and beat until creamy. Mix in dry ingredients. Drop on cookie sheet by Tablespoonfuls; flatten slightly.
3. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven. Cool cookies, then drizzle glaze with fork.
4. To make Glaze combine powdered sugar, milk, melted butter and vanilla. Add milk as needed, to achieve drizzling consistency.
I think that I will try and post new or old recipes that I love on here to share with you. Check back later and see if there is something yummy that you would like to try.

6 comments:

The Bingham's said...

Those look mighty fine and I don't even like pumpkin stuff!! you are an excellent cooker girl!! LOve you

Julie said...

MMMM...stop making me hungry!

Keelee said...

Mmmmmmmm, I'm totally trying this out you littlel Betty Crocker you!! You are the most beautiful devil I've ever seen ya little hotty.

Julie said...

Chelsi..I don't want to make all your blogger friends jealous, but Thank you for the cookies!! Jared was holdin out on me but I snatched one and let me tell you these cookies are too die for!!
Carter loved them as well...he kept asking for "those cookies" all night.

Tawny said...

Yummy! However, nothing beats Bingham's Chex Mix!!

The Ekins said...

What a great idea! They look super yummy and you are a great cook so I know they would be nothing less than delicious!!! I like your recipe idea! Love Ya