Pumpkin-Glazed Pumpkin Cookies

internetnut's Note:

A spicy pumpkin glaze coats the tops of these soft, chewy cookies. Perfect for the kids' lunchboxes or after-school snacks, you might consider keeping a supply on hand in the freezer. I have not tried this recipe, but I'm posting it for a request.

• Total Time: 32 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 48

Yield: 4.0 dozen

Cookies

• ½ cup butter or ½ cup margarine
• 1 ½ cups packed brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup cooked and mashed pumpkin
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon allspice
• ¼ teaspoon ginger
• 1 cup chopped walnuts

Spicy Pumpkin Glaze

• 1 ¼ cups unsifted powdered sugar
• 2 tablespoons soft butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon allspice
• 3 tablespoons mashed pumpkin

Directions:

1. Cream butter and sugar. Beat in eggs and pumpkin until light and fluffy. Stir in vanilla.
2. Measure flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, allspice and ginger and mix in bowl. Stir into creamed mixture to make a rather soft cookie dough. Stir in nuts.
3. Spoon out onto greased cookie sheets, about 2-inches apart in rounded teaspoonfuls.
4. Bake at 375 for 12-15 minutes.
5. Remove while hot onto rack.
6. Cool slightly. Spoon glaze over while cookies are still warm.
7. Spicy Pumpkin Glaze: Stir together powdered sugar, butter, cinnamon, and allspice. Blend in pumpkin to make a smooth glaze.

Reviews

[Zachsmom]

These were fantastic....had a craving for something sweet ..went to the pantry and had no white sugar..that never happens! So i wrote down ingredients I had...lo and behold here in recipezarr was this amazing recipe. Will definitely become a staple in our house!

[Chef #1417292]

Soft, yummy cookie with super delicious glaze! 10 minutes bake time is plenty. Even though the dough is soft the cookies don't spread out too much. These are great!

[Babycat]

At first I wasn't to fond of these cookies, but after adding the pumpkin glaze they were much better. I also found that I only had to cook them for 10 minutes. Made for New Kids on the Block 2009.