Fall has crept up on us again…and even earlier than usual when it comes to food. The Florida heat hasn’t yet subsided and we still sweat heavily every day, but our taste buds are welcoming the pumpkin craze that comes with this time of the year. So, I thought I would share with you one of my favorite pumpkin cookie recipes.
I used a seminole pumpkin from our garden here at h.e.a.r.t. It makes the cookies even smoother and creamier than normal. These delicious morsels are somewhere between a cookie and soft bread. I prefer to make a spiced glaze for the cookies instead of a maple glaze, but either makes this delectable treat that much more amazing.
I’m doing a bit more experimenting, but stay tuned for a pumpkin spice latte cookie. I know what you’re thinking. And, you’re welcome.
A seminole pumpkin, grown in the h.e.a.r.t. garden, makes these cookies especially moist and creamy, but feel free to use canned pumpkin if that’s what you have available.
INGREDIENTS
For the cookies:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/3 cups rolled oats (not instant)
1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon fine salt
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 sticks (8 ounces) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 cup packed dark brown sugar
1 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg, at room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 (15-ounce) can pumpkin purée (not pie filling; about 1 3/4 cups)
For the glaze:
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar, sifted
3 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon milk (not nonfat),plus more as needed
2 tablespoons maple syrup
*For spiced glaze, omit the maple syrup and add cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg to taste
To Make the Cookies:
1. Heat the oven to 350°F and arrange the racks to divide the oven into thirds. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper; set aside.
2. Whisk the flour, oats, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, salt, and nutmeg in a medium bowl to aerate and break up any lumps; set aside.
3. Place the butter and sugars in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment and beat on medium speed until lightened in color and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Stop the mixer and scrape down the paddle and the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula.
Add the egg and vanilla, return the mixer to medium speed, and beat until incorporated, about 30 seconds. Stop the mixer and scrape down the paddle and the sides of the bowl.
4. With the mixer on low speed, add half of the reserved flour mixture and mix until just incorporated. Add half of the pumpkin and mix until just incorporated. Repeat with the remaining flour mixture and pumpkin.
mmmmmmm…can’t you just smell the spicy pumpkin deliciousness through the screen?!
5. Drop 8 dough rounds per baking sheet by the scant 1/4 cup, staggering them 2 inches apart on the prepared sheets.
Place the remaining dough in the refrigerator.
6. Place both sheets in the oven and bake for 12 minutes. Rotate the pans from top to bottom and front to back and CONTINUE baking until the cookies are golden brown on the bottom and around the edges, about 12 minutes more.
7. Place the baking sheets on wire racks and let the cookies cool on the sheets for 3 minutes. Using a flat spatula, transfer the cookies to the wire racks to cool completely. Let the baking sheets cool to room temperature and then repeat with the remaining dough (you can use the same parchment paper). When all of the cookies are baked, set the pieces of parchment paper aside.
Let the cookies cool completely on a wire rack…if you can wait that long.
For the glaze:
1. Place all of the ingredients in a medium bowl and whisk until evenly combined. (You may need to add more milk by the 1/2 teaspoon if the glaze is too thick to drizzle.)
2. Place all of the cooled cookies on the reserved parchment sheets. Dip a fork into the glaze and drizzle it over the cookies in a zigzag pattern.
3. Let the cookies sit at room temperature until the glaze has set, about 20 minutes.
Dig in!
Makes approximately 32 cookies.
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Post by Ashley Carter