(Because I managed to catch a bout of the death this weekend, I haven't made any cookies since Friday. I didn't blog Friday, because I was running late for my friend's birthday party. So, while I will post Friday's cookies eventually, I've found a sub to fufill your cookie fantasies.)
Today's cookie: Pumpkin Pecan Cookies (minus the pecans)
Today's recipe: Better Home and Garden's
*So no one'll know the difference!
You need:
Step 1. Put on music - an album you can listen to all the way through without touching the buttons with your cookie-covered hands. Red House Painters' Songs for a Blue Guitar is a good example.
Step 2. Combine dry ingredients
Step 3. Beat butter for 30 seconds
Step 4. Add sugar
Step 5. Add egg
Step 6. Stir in punkin with a wooden spoon (also useful for smacking fingers of those who try to steal a taste)
Step 7. Stir in dry ingredients
Step 8. Bake at 375 for 10-12 minutes (actually took mine about 14), 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet
Step 9. Make frosting. Also forget to take step by step pictures and just trust readers to follow directions.
Step 10. Frost cookies and have a whole bunch of frosting left over for eating on graham crackers later.
Yield: A little more than 4 doz.
Comments:
- These were tasty, but next time, I'd use pumpkin pie spice instead of just the allspice.
- They were very cakey, which my friend liked, but I did not. I was hoping to send some in the mail, but they would not ship well, I can tell.
- They were really easy. Went together quickly, and there were no complicated surprises.
- I used 1/4 cup eggbeaters instead of the egg.
- The frosting is really good. I bookmarked the page so I can make that again to go with other stuff. It really did make more frosting than you need, and I really piled it on the cookies.
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I feel that something went awry, like I left out a picture around step 5, but I think the point comes across! Thanks for letting me join the fun!