PUMPKIN-PECAN SPICE COOKIES

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It's not fall until you've made a batch of your favorite pumpkin cookies! These from-scratch cookies have all the delicious warming spices of pumpkin pie with the addition of pecans-talk about fall forward! If their pillow-y, soft texture isn't enough to win you over, then the gentle drizzle of white chocolate on top will certainly do the trick. This recipe yields 42 servings, so you'll have enough of these pumpkin-pecan spice cookies to share with your whole neighborhood!

Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h35m

Yield 42

Number Of Ingredients 17

1 1/2 cups packed light brown sugar
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
2 eggs
1/2 cup canned pumpkin (not pumpkin pie mix)
3 teaspoons vanilla
2 3/4 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon ground allspice
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
Pinch ground cardamom
1 1/3 cups finely chopped pecans
1/2 cup white vanilla baking chips
4 oz vanilla-flavored candy coating (almond bark), chopped

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 350°F. Grease cookie sheet with shortening or cooking spray, or line with cooking parchment paper or silicone baking mat.
  • In large bowl, beat brown sugar, butter, eggs, pumpkin and vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed. Stir in flour, baking powder and spices. Stir in pecans and baking chips. Drop dough by tablespoonfuls onto cookie sheet.
  • Bake 10 to 14 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Remove to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
  • Place candy coating in small resealable freezer plastic bag; seal bag. Microwave on High about 1 minute or until softened. Gently squeeze bag until coating is smooth; cut off tiny corner of bag. Squeeze bag to drizzle coating over cookies. Let stand until set.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 140, Carbohydrate 18 g, Cholesterol 15 mg, Fat 1 1/2, Fiber 0 g, Protein 2 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, ServingSize 1 Cookie, Sodium 80 mg, Sugar 12 g, TransFat 0 g

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