White Chocolate Pumpkin Pie Cookies from Forshaw
Celebrate National Cookie Month with Forshaw! Use this month’s most popular ingredient (PUMPKIN!) to make cookies that your family won’t be able to get enough of!
Ingredients
• 1 cup softened butter
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups pumpkin puree
• 2 cups AP flour
• 3 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• pinch of salt
• 1 (12 oz) bag white chocolate chips
Frosting:
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar (packed)
• 3 T. butter
• 1/4 cup milk
• 2 cups sifted powdered sugar
How to Make
1. Preheat to 350
2. Cream butter and both sugars with mixer.
3. Beat in egg, vanilla and pumpkin.
4. Combine dry ingredients and slowly add to butter mixture.
5. Mix until combined.
6. Stir in white chips.
7. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto parchment lined baking sheet. (Batter will be sticky)
8. Bake approx 12 minutes until edges are slightly golden.
9. Let sit on baking sheet for at least 2 minutes and then transfer to wire rack to cool.
For frosting:
10. Combine brown sugar and butter in small saucepan over medium heat.
11. Bring to a boil and continue cooking 1 minute. Remove from heat and cool for 10 minutes. Mixture will slightly thicken.
12. With hand mixer beat in milk until smooth. Slowly add in powdered sugar until spreadable consistency. ( I used all 2 cups).
13. Spread approx 1 teaspoon on each cookie.
Original: http://cookiesandcups.com/pumpkin-people-unite/