Spiced Pumpkin Dunking Sticks (Cookies)
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 12 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 34 teaspoon baking powder
- 12 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 12 teaspoon ground ginger
- 14 teaspoon salt
- 14 teaspoon ground cloves
- 13 cup canned pumpkin
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 12 cups all-purpose flour
- cream cheese glaze (see below)
- freshly grated nutmeg (optional)
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- In a large bowl, beat butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds.
- Add sugar, cinnamon, baking powder, the ground nutmeg, the ginger, salt, and cloves.
- Beat until combined, scraping side of bowl occasionally.
- Beat in pumpkin, egg, and vanilla until combined.
- Beat in as much of the flour as you can with the mixer.
- Using a wooden spoon, stir in any remaining flour.
- Place dough in a pastry bag fitted with a large open tip.
- Pipe dough, using a corkscrew motion, onto an ungreased cookie sheet into 4-inch-long strips.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 5 to 7 minutes or just until firm to the touch but not browned.
- Cool on cookie sheet for 1 minute.
- Transfer cookies to a wire rack; let cool.
- Drizzle Cream Cheese Glaze over half of each cookie.
- If desired, sprinkle with grated nutmeg.
- Let stand about 2 hours or until glaze is set.
- Makes about 30 cookies.
- CREAM CHEESE GLAZE:
- In a medium bowl, combine half of a 3-ounce package softened cream cheese and 1 tablespoon softened butter.
- Beat with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth.
- Add 1/4 teaspoon finely shredded lemon peel, 1 teaspoon lemon juice, and 1/4 teaspoon finely shredded orange peel; beat until combined.
- Beat in 3/4 cup powdered sugar.
- Beat in enough milk (2 to 3 teaspoons) to make a glaze of drizzling consistency.
- STORAGE:
- Layer cookies between waxed paper in an airtight container; cover.
- Store at room temperature for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 3 months.
butter, sugar, ground cinnamon, baking powder, ground nutmeg, ground ginger, salt, ground cloves, pumpkin, egg, vanilla, flour, cream cheese glaze, nutmeg
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/spiced-pumpkin-dunking-sticks-cookies-464573 (may not work)