Make Us Your Home Page
Make Us Your Home Page
Bookmark Allrecipes.com
Bookmark This Page
New Users!
Create your FREE Allrecipes.com recipe box
.
Recipes
|
Ingredients
|
Articles
|
More »
Advanced Search
Glossary Search
Collection Search
User Name
Password
Remember me?
Forgot password?
My Profile
My Stuff
Recipes
Budget Cooking
Recipe Exchange
Holidays
Summer Grilling
More Recipes Like This
Frosted Brown Sugar Cookies
Frosted Rhubarb Cookies
Pumpkin Chip Cookies
Pumpkin Raisin Cookies
Frosted Maple Cookies
MORE
Top Related Articles
Perfect Cookies
Decorating Cookies
Just-Right Rolled Cookies
Shipping Cookies (Video)
St. Patrick's Day Cookies
Pumpkin Pies & Custard Pies
Halloween Cookies
Freezing Cookies and Cookie Dough
Cookies for Calorie Counters
Pumpkin Cake Roll (Video)
Related Collections
Christmas Cookies
Christmas Baking
Christmas Cookies
Thanksgiving Pies and Desserts
Traveling Recipes
Free Membership
Join the Allrecipes Community!
Contests and Sweepstakes
Create a Recipe Box
Sign Up For Newsletters
Manage Emails
Favorite Products
TasteBook
Create-A-Cookbook
Cookbooks
Magazines
Cooking In Style Club
Shop
Culinary Schools
Top Deals
Print This Recipe
Full Page
3x5 Card
4x6 Card
Email This Recipe
LEARN MORE
Frosted Pumpkin Cookies
SUBMITTED BY:
Leona Luttrell
PHOTO BY:
mommymeggy
"These family favorites taste so good, it's hard to eat just one! They freeze and travel well, especially if you let the icing completely dry, then layer the cookies between sheets of waxed paper."
RECIPE RATING:
Read Reviews
(5)
Review/Rate This Recipe
PREP TIME
25 Min
COOK TIME
15 Min
READY IN
40 Min
SERVINGS
(
Help
)
Servings
US
METRIC
INGREDIENTS
1 cup shortening
2 cups packed brown sugar
2 cups canned cooked pumpkin
4 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 cup chopped pecans
1 cup chopped dates
CARAMEL FROSTING:
1/2 cup butter (no substitutes)
1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
1/4 cup milk
1 teaspoon maple flavoring
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups confectioners' sugar
Add to Recipe Box
My folders:
Add to Shopping List
Add a Personal Note
DIRECTIONS
In a mixing bowl, cream shortening and brown sugar. Add pumpkin; mix well. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; gradually add to pumpkin mixture. Stir in pecans and dates. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 375 degrees F for 13-15 minutes or until firm.
Meanwhile, for frosting, combine the butter, brown sugar and milk in a saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly; boil for 3 minutes. Remove from the heat; stir in maple flavoring and vanilla. Cool slightly; beat in enough confectioners' sugar to achieve spreading consistency. Remove cookies to wire racks; frost while warm.
ADVERTISE WITH US
ADVERTISEMENT
REVIEWS
Reviewed on Oct. 22, 2006 by Acurlytops
X
Full Review
Acurlytops
Oct. 22, 2006
Delicious cookie. I use pumpkin pie spice instead of just cinnamon--I think they'd be too bland without it. The icing is great. It's something I'll be able to use with other items. Great flavor!
Was this review helpful?
[
YES
]
2 users found this review helpful
Delicious cookie. I use pumpkin pie spice instead of just cinnamon--I think they'd be too...
MORE
Reviewed on Mar. 11, 2008 by
mommymeggy
X
Full Review
mommymeggy
Mar. 11, 2008
The cookies are just okay; quite cakey and a bit bland. I am thrilled about the frosting, though (hence the ***** rating,) and as I have some extra, am going to make butter cookies to use the excess on. I used maple syrup as I had no flavoring. You MUST try this frosting!!!
Was this review helpful?
[
YES
]
1 user found this review helpful
The cookies are just okay; quite cakey and a bit bland. I am thrilled about the frosting,...
MORE
Reviewed on Dec. 14, 2006 by cooking4two
X
Full Review
cooking4two
Dec. 14, 2006
What a great recipe, although I do admit to making quite a few changes in the interest of health. First I used 2 c of almond meal and 2 c of whole wheat flour - heart healthy shortening and heart healthy margarine and I didn't have any dates or walnuts, but I did have half a cup of slivered almonds. Instead of cinnamon I used pumpkin pie spice and about 1/2c less pumpkin than the recipe called for. They're fantastic. The cookies alone are wonderful, but iced they're really amazing. This is a great recipe and the frosting recipe could easily be altered to fit any number of cookies. Thanks so much for sharing this!
Was this review helpful?
[
YES
]
1 user found this review helpful
What a great recipe, although I do admit to making quite a few changes in the interest of...
MORE
Reviewed on Nov. 19, 2006 by MicheleL
X
Full Review
MicheleL
Nov. 19, 2006
The icing is amazing on these cookies. So favorful! The cookie itself was not so favorful. I think it needed more pumpkin flavor.
Was this review helpful?
[
YES
]
1 user found this review helpful
The icing is amazing on these cookies. So favorful! The cookie itself was not so favorful. ...
MORE
Reviewed on Nov. 26, 2007 by Elizabeth
X
Full Review
Elizabeth
Nov. 26, 2007
Great recipe. My family really liked them - even the kids. The frosting was a little too much for us. Next time I'll make more of a glaze instead. The cookies are healthy without the frosting. I'm going to add oatmeal to the dough next time. We really enjoyed these cookies.
Was this review helpful?
[
YES
]
0 users found this review helpful
Great recipe. My family really liked them - even the kids. The frosting was a little too...
MORE
ADVERTISE WITH US
ADVERTISEMENT
Recently Viewed Recipes
MORE
»
Frosted Pumpkin Cookies
Quick Links:
RECIPE BOX
|
SHOPPING LIST
Top Searches
chicken
zucchini
pork chops
pasta salad
banana bread
salmon
zucchini bread
pasta
meatloaf
shrimp
lasagna
brownies
ground beef
cookies
chicken salad
slow cooker
peach cobbler
chocolate chip cookies
meatballs
rice
RELATED PHOTOS FOR THIS RECIPE
POST A PHOTO
View and vote for your favorite recipe photos...
Vote Now!
Select Your Version:
United States
|
Canada
|
United Kingdom & Ireland
|
Australia & New Zealand
|
What's this?
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Copyright 2008 Allrecipes.com