Best Cookie Butter And Pear Spice Cake Recipes

SPICY PEAR COOKIES

Spicy Pear Cookies image

Delicious, rich flavor with or without frosting. Top with walnut halves for a fancy touch.

Provided by Cheryl Statt

Categories Desserts Cookies Drop Cookie Recipes

Yield 15

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

½ cup butter, softened
1 ½ cups packed brown sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 pear - peeled, cored and diced
½ cup raisins
½ cup chopped walnuts
1 ½ cups confectioners' sugar
2 ½ tablespoons lemon juice

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
In large bowl, beat margarine and sugar untill smooth. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and ginger; mix into batter. Stir in chopped pears, chopped nuts and raisins.
Drop about two inches apart by rounded tablespoonfuls onto baking sheets and bake 15 minutes or until edges are golden brown and center springs back when lightly touched. Remove to wire racks to cool.
Combine confectioners' sugar and lemon juice and mix until smooth. Spoon icing over coookies.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 298.8 calories, Carbohydrate 52.9 g, Cholesterol 28.7 mg, Fat 9.2 g, Fiber 1.3 g, Protein 3 g, SaturatedFat 4.3 g, Sodium 104.4 mg, Sugar 37.3 g

OLD FASHIONED PEAR SPICE CAKE [WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING]

Old Fashioned Pear Spice Cake [with Cream Cheese Frosting] image

Make and share this Old Fashioned Pear Spice Cake [with Cream Cheese Frosting] recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Recipe Junkie

Categories Dessert

Time 1h15m

Yield 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 15

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups sugar
1 1/2 cups salad oil
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground salt
2 cups all-purpose flour
4 eggs
3 medium firm ripe pears, peeled, cored and diced (about 1 and 1/2 lbs total)
1/2 cup chopped almonds or 1/2 cup walnuts
1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine, at room temperature
1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, at room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 1/2 cups sifted powdered sugar

Steps:

In the large bowl of an electric mixture, combine sugar, oil, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger salt and flour.
Mix to blend; then beat at medium-high speed for 5 minutes.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Using a rubber spatula, fold pears and nuts into batter.
Spread in an ungreased 9 by 13 inch baking pan.
Bake in a 350 oven until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. (50-55 minutes).
Let cool in pan on a wire rack.
Meanwhile, prepare Cream Cheese Frosting.
For frosting:.
Beat [butter, cream cheese and vanilla] until fluffy.
Gradually beat in powdered sugar until frosting is of good spreading consistency.
Spread frosting over cool cake.