Pumpkin Spice Cookies With Coffee Glaze
- 12 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 1 teaspoon grated orange zest
- 1 large egg
- 3/4 cup canned pumpkin puree
- 11/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup finely ground pecans
- 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup cup confectioners' sugar, sifted
- 3 tablespoons coffee liqueur (such as Kahlua)
- 3 tablespoons heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly
- To make the cookies, reheat oven to 375
- u0b0. Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Beat the butter, sugars, and orange zest in the bowl of a stand mixer until fluffy, 4 minutes. Beat in egg at medium speed, 2-3 minutes. Mix in pumpkin puree and vanilla until just combined.
- Whisk together flour, pecans, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium-sized mixing bowl. Slowly mix flour mixture into the butter mixture until just combined.
- Spoon dough by the tablespoonful, 2 inches apart, onto prepared baking sheets. Bake at 375
- u0b0 for 10-14 minutes, rotating pans halfway through cooking, or until set. Cool on baking sheets 5 minutes before transferring to a wire wrack.
- To make the glaze, whisk together the confectioners' sugar, cream, coffee liqueur, and butter until smooth. Spoon glaze over cookies after they have cooled completely.
unsalted butter, sugar, light brown sugar, orange zest, egg, pumpkin puree, vanilla, flour, ground pecans, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder, baking soda, salt, confectioners, coffee liqueur, heavy cream, unsalted butter
Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/pumpkin-spice-cookies (may not work)