PUMPKIN COOKIES WITH PENUCHE FROSTING

Pumpkin Cookies with Penuche Frosting image

These caramel-frosted pumpkin cookies are as much a part of our holiday as mistletoe and carols! They are a great way to use our home-canned pumpkin. -Priscilla Anderson, Salt Lake City, Utah

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 35m

Yield 7 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 17

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 large egg
1 cup canned pumpkin
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup chopped pecans
FROSTING:
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
3 tablespoons butter
1/4 cup 2% milk
2-1/2 to 3 cups confectioners' sugar

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in egg, pumpkin and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Stir in pecans., Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake 9-11 minutes or until edges are light brown. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely., For frosting, in a small saucepan, bring brown sugar and butter to a boil. Cook and stir over medium heat 1 minute. Remove from heat; cool 10 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl; beat in milk. Gradually beat in enough confectioners' sugar to achieve spreading consistency. Frost cookies.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 69 calories, Fat 3g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 9mg cholesterol, Sodium 56mg sodium, Carbohydrate 9g carbohydrate (7g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.