Mini Pumpkin Cake Cookies are lovely little treats. Recipe also comes with an optional sugar glaze. Yummy!
Peggy has been so busy making all kinds of special goodies ready for the holiday season, here we have a wonderful recipe for her Mini Pumpkin Cake Cookies. You can be sure these never last long so be sure to make double!
Peggy's also given an option to sugar glaze the tops too if you want. Let's see how Peggy makes these little delights!
We've got a great selection of recipes using pumpkin puree so be sure to check them out!
Recipe from Peggy Mitchell
Prep Time
10 minutes
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Cook Time
15 - 20 minutes
Yield
Makes 24
Ingredients
The cookies
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
½ teaspoon ground cloves
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup butter, softened
1 ½ cups white sugar
1 cup canned pumpkin puree
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
For the Glaze
2 cups confectioners' sugar
3 tablespoons milk
1 tablespoon melted butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, ground cloves, and salt; set aside.
2. In a medium bowl, cream together the ½ cup of butter and white sugar. Add pumpkin, egg, and 1 teaspoon 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 confectioners' sugar, milk, 1 tablespoon melted butter, and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Add milk as needed, to achieve drizzling consistency.
We'd love to hear from you and what you thought of our recipe. Did you make any changes or add some other ingredients? Let us know in the comments below. Thanks for reading and happy cooking!
Recipe Card
Mini Pumpkin Cake Cookies are lovely little treats. Recipe also comes with an optional sugar glaze. Yummy!
Ingredients
The cookies:
- 2 & ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon ground cloves
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup butter, softened
- 1 & ½ cups white sugar
- 1 cup canned pumpkin puree
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
For the Glaze:
- 2 cups confectioners' sugar
- 3 tablespoons milk
- 1 tablespoon melted butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, ground cloves, and salt; set aside.
- In a medium bowl, cream together the ½ cup of butter and white sugar.
- Add pumpkin, egg, and 1 teaspoon vanilla to butter mixture, and beat until creamy.
- Mix in dry ingredients.
- Drop on cookie sheet by tablespoonfuls; flatten slightly.
- Bake for 15 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven.
- Cool cookies, then drizzle glaze with fork.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 24 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 118Total Fat: 5gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 19mgSodium: 156mgCarbohydrates: 19gFiber: 1gSugar: 14gProtein: 1g
Nutrition information isn’t always accurate
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