Pumpkin Cookies
Soft spiced pumpkin cookies with a thin maple glaze, baked for 14 minutes at 180C.
Photograph credit: Pumpkin cookies by Osteele98 · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
What to Put on the Table With Pumpkin Cookies
- Hot tea
- Coffee
- Cold milk
- Spiced cider
How to Make Pumpkin Cookies
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Heat the oven to 180°C / 355°F and line 2 trays with baking paper.
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Beat the butter and brown sugar for 3 minutes. Beat in the egg, blotted pumpkin and vanilla.
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Stir in the flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, spices and salt.
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Drop 24 rounded tablespoons onto the trays, 5 cm apart. Bake for 14 minutes until set and springy. Cool on a rack.
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Whisk the icing sugar, maple syrup and milk and drizzle over the cookies. Leave for 20 minutes to set.
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Notes From the Method
Blot the puree before measuring.
Use baking paper, not a greased tray.
Let the glaze set before stacking.
Keeping What's Left
Keeps in a single layer in an airtight container for 3 days.
Pumpkin Cookies: Your Questions Answered
How long does Pumpkin Cookies take to make?
15 minutes of preparation and 14 minutes of cooking, plus 20 minutes of setting, so allow 49 minutes from start to finish. The recipe serves 24.
The Numbers per Serving
Per serving, calculated from the ingredient list with USDA FoodData Central figures (SR Legacy). A calculation, not a laboratory analysis: brands, cuts and how you measure change the real numbers. How the figures are worked out.
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