Glazed Pumpkin Cookie
This glazed pumpkin cookie recipe is the best pumpkin cookie out there! Fluffy cake-like pumpkin cookies topped with a sweet and simple brown sugar glaze are just the right amount of fall flavor to make you feel all the feelings of crisps, cool days, cozy nights, and the beautiful beginnings of holiday traditions. The perfect intro to a great season!
Servings 48 cookies
Ingredients
- 2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup butter(2 sticks) softened
- ½ cup sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar packed
- 1 egg
- 1 cup canned pumpkin
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Glaze
- ½ cup brown sugar packed
- 3 tablespoons butter
- ¼ cup milk
- 1½ cups powder sugar
Instructions
- In a medium bowl combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt. Set this flour mixture aside.
- In a mixing bowl, cream together the butter, sugar, and brown sugar until fluffy.
- Then mix in the eggs, pumpkin, and vanilla extract.
- Gradually mix the flour mixture into the butter mixture.
- Now place about a tablespoon of the cookie dough on a baking sheet three inches apart.
- Bake at 350° Farenheit for about 10-12 minutes. Place cookies on a cooling rack to cool and glaze once cooled for at least 20-30 minutes.
For Glaze
- In a saucepan over medium heat, heat butter and brown sugar to bubbling. You will see it expand and get larger with the heat.
- Beat in the milk. Now the mixture should be at almost boil or boil. Stir constantly for one minute to thicken.
- Slowly mix in the powdered sugar until you get a glaze that's smooth and spreadable.
- Spread the glaze on each cookie using a pastry brush, knife, or spatula. Act quickly as the glaze will harden fast. You can keep the saucepan over the warm burner on low heat to slow the hardening.