White Chocolate Pumpkin Dreams

Submitted by Annacia

"If you like pumpkin pie, you'll love these delicious pumpkin cookies dotted with white chocolate chips and chopped pecans. Drizzled with a brown sugar icing, they're irresistible"

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 17
• Serves: 28

ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened (no substitutes)
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 1⁄2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup canned pumpkin
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3 1⁄2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1 (11 ounce) package white chocolate chips or (11 ounce) package white vanilla chips
• 1 cup chopped pecans

• PENUCHE FROSTING

• 1⁄2 cup packed brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons butter (no substitutes)
• 1⁄4 cup milk
• 1 1⁄2 cups confectioners' sugar

directions

1. In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugars. Beat in egg, vanilla and pumpkin.
2. Combine dry ingredients; gradually add to the creamed mixture. Stir in chips and pecans.
3. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets.
4. Bake at 350 degrees F for 12-14 minutes or until firm.
5. Remove to wire racks to cool.

6. For frosting:

7. Combine brown sugar and butter in a saucepan and bring to a boil; cook over medium heat for 1 minute or until slightly thickened. Cool for 10 minutes.
8. Add milk; beat until smooth.
9. Beat in enough confectioners' sugar to reach desired consistency.
10. Frost cookies.

Reviews

[Canadian_in_the_Bay]

These cookies were not quite what I expected but they were excellent all the same. I had expected a flat cookie but I got a fluffy, dome-shaped cookies. I really liked both the cookie and the icing but the icing was a little too sweet for my taste. However, the browned butter and brown sugar mix did impart a nice flavour on these little bite-sized treats. I probably will not be making these often but that is simply because, while these are great cookies, frosted sweet cookies are not really my thing. I would, however, make them readily for someone who appreciates richer desserts.

 

[nicoleingermantown]

These are wonderful! Great for Fall! I used walnuts instead of pecans. I think chilling the dough before baking helps them hold a better shape.

 

[CoffeeB]

What a wonderful tasting cookie Anna. I loved the combo flavors of whitechocolate and pumpkin. I've never made that combination b/f in a cookie. I didn't add the nuts per family preference. The icing is the best part as far as I"m concerned, but I think these would be equally as wonderful w/o. I dropped by 1/4 cup full as I knew they wouldn't spread much and they didn't. Then I just kind of drizzled the glaze. Glad I tagged for MarchPhotoForum!!