Pumpkin Cookies with Caramel Frosting

  3.0 – 1 reviews  • Pumpkin Cookie Recipes

The pomegranate juice and passion fruit syrup in this rosé wine-based cocktail give it a delicious flavor.

Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 40 mins
Additional Time: 20 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins
Servings: 36
Yield: 3 dozen cookies

Ingredients

  1. 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
  2. 1 cup light brown sugar
  3. 1 cup pumpkin puree
  4. 1 large egg
  5. 1 teaspoon baking soda
  6. 1 teaspoon baking powder
  7. 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  8. ½ teaspoon salt
  9. 1 pinch ground cinnamon, or to taste
  10. 1 pinch ground nutmeg, or to taste
  11. 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  12. ½ cup chopped walnuts
  13. ½ cup raisins
  14. ½ cup brown sugar
  15. 4 tablespoons milk
  16. 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
  17. 1 cup powdered sugar
  18. ¾ teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. Cream butter and brown sugar for cookies together in a bowl with an electric mixer. Stir in pumpkin, then egg. Add baking soda, baking powder, vanilla extract, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Stir in flour. Mix in walnuts and raisins.
  3. Drop spoonfuls of dough 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
  4. Bake each sheet on the bottom rack in the preheated oven for 6 to 7 minutes; continue to bake on the top rack until edges are golden, 6 to 7 minutes more. Continue with remaining cookie sheets in this manner. Let cookies cool on the cookie sheets for 5 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.
  5. While the cookies cool, melt brown sugar, milk, and butter for frosting in a medium pot over low heat. Bring to a boil; continue to boil mixture for 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and cool for 3 to 10 minutes. The longer the mixture is cooled, the thicker the frosting will be on the cookies.
  6. Add powdered sugar and vanilla extract to the frosting mixture, stir well, and drizzle or spread onto cooled cookies. Allow the cookies to cool for 1 to 2 hours before stacking.
  7. White or dark brown sugar can be substituted for light brown sugar.

Nutrition Facts

Calories 158 kcal
Carbohydrate 22 g
Cholesterol 21 mg
Dietary Fiber 1 g
Protein 2 g
Saturated Fat 4 g
Sodium 104 mg
Sugars 14 g
Fat 8 g
Unsaturated Fat 0 g

Reviews

Mark Shepherd
I made half the recipe and got 16 cookies. They did not spread very much so I patted them down as soon as they came out of the oven. They were ok but I don’t think I will make them again. Thanks anyways for the recipe.

 

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