Reviewed: Oct. 28, 2009

A nice, light cookie, wonderful for fall. Because it had been described by some as too sweet, I used 1/2 cup white sugar, and 1/2 cup brown sugar. When I first tried it without the icing, it wasn't quite as sweet as I'd hoped, but with the icing, it was perfect. (BTW -- I halved the icing recipe, omitting the butter, but keeping the full teaspoon of vanilla. Worked out beautifully.) FYI -- With small ping-pong sized ice cream scooper (size 40), the stickiness of the dough is not a problem. Just scoop and place directly on to a parchment lined cookie sheet.

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Reviewed: Oct. 28, 2009

I made these today and they were great! I followed a few of the other reviewers' suggestion and substituted half of the white sugar with brown sugar. I also did not make the icing because it sounded very sweet, and that's not what I wanted. I flattened the cookies with the bottom of a glass dipped in sugar. The cookies are very cakey, moist, and delicious. I'm sure they will be a hit for Halloween.

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HB

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Living In: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

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Reviewed: Oct. 28, 2009

Very good cookies. Nice and spicy but not too sweet. A nice alternative to most traditional cookies

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michelle

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Living In: Barrie, Ontario, Canada

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Reviewed: Oct. 28, 2009

This recipe is fantastic! I added pumpkin pie spice instead of nutmeg and clove and a little more cinnamon. I also did half white and half brown sugar. They turned out perfect and delicious with a pumpkin spice latte!! THANK YOU!

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EricaShea

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Reviewed: Oct. 28, 2009

One of my grandcjildrens favorite cookies, who am I kidding, mine too. Yummmmmmm So easy to make with kids help too. Love little budding cooks in the kitchen. Thanks

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Panky

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Home Town: Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA

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Reviewed: Oct. 27, 2009

I'm giving this 4 stars for one reason: this is a very finicky cookie. I made exactly as stated the first time, and found them dry and not all that flavorful. Since I love pumpkin, I decided to try again. I shortened the baking time, used part brown sugar as someone suggested and added some cloves to the icing, and just those 3 changes helped immensely. I found that these are very touchy cookies. 1 minute is the difference between mushy and overdone, so trying to find that magic window in those 60 seconds can be a real pain.

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Rebekah

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Reviewed: Oct. 27, 2009

THESE ARE GREAT COOKIES!! Because I am a big fan of spices I added AllSpice to the mix also. I also add 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon to the glaze for an extra zip. Has anyone tried to use this dough to make a loaf of pumpkin bread instead of the cookies? I have also been thinking of trying to bake in a bundt pan and add some chinesse 5 spice to the glaze. Bet that would turn out great also.

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Loren

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Home Town: Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Living In: San Carlos, California, USA

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Reviewed: Oct. 27, 2009

More closely related to cake this moist 'cookie' was too sweet for me and when topped with the icing I almost went into a Diabetic coma. Anyway I will try next time with 1/4 cup less sugar in the cookie and use cream cheese frosting instead.

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Chef Annette

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Reviewed: Oct. 27, 2009

Great easy recipe! Great flavor, the icing recipe is enough to drizzle 2 batches. They were great! Soft and moist!

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Lecon

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Reviewed: Oct. 27, 2009

These cookies are absolutely wonderful! Very yummy indeed. The only thing I changed was using 1 c. white sugar and 1/2 c. brown sugar and then also making the icing out of confectioners sugar and 1/3 less fat cream cheese. I think it's better with the cream cheese icing. I brought these into work and they were a huge hit. I got all rave reviews. Thank you for this recipe!

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Leeann

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Reviewed: Oct. 27, 2009

Wow! These are so good! Very soft and moist. THe glaze is perfect although I did add a bit of pumpkin pie spice to it for more flavor. Perfect! I cant stop eating them.

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Crystal

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Brunswick, Maine, USA

Living In: Largo, Florida, USA

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Reviewed: Oct. 26, 2009

this was much different than any other cookies i have ever made, and in a good way. the texture was a cross between a cookie and cake but super moist. the pumpkin flavor is extremely subtle too. i accidentally put double the amount nutmeg in and i did not put it cloves because i didn't have it, but it still turned out great. the icing good in theory for the cookie, but i didn't care particularly for this icing recipe. the vanilla flavor was too strong.

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alliebaba

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Living In: Houston, Texas, USA

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Reviewed: Oct. 26, 2009

Delicious! I only used 1 cup of sugar and the cookies were sweet enough. I also added 1/4 cup of ground flax seeds. Yummy!

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Daisy

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Reviewed: Oct. 26, 2009

Absolutely delicious cookies! They make the house smell wonderful. I'll be making these every holiday season from now on!

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mrshens

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Reviewed: Oct. 26, 2009

Wonderful recipe as is. Really makes the house smell like fall. Thanks for this!

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Reviewed: Oct. 26, 2009

These cookies are amazing! My new favorites! I can't believe how moist and flavorful they are. I haven't tried them with the glaze yet, but just iced them so I will shortly. These will definitely be a holiday regular. Thank you!

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jeaniehursey

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Reviewed: Oct. 26, 2009

The ingredients sounded GREAT...but they were bland....maybe need either raisins or nuts....rhe icing helped...but needed quite a bit to give the cookies taste...good with tea for a loight tasting treat....next time I will add an additional half+ cup of sugar and golden raisins and/or pecans!

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Marilyn L.

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Living In: Bonne Terre, Missouri, USA

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Reviewed: Oct. 26, 2009

Made these cookies for a bunch of friends last night - and they loved them! I've already added this recipe to my permanent file.

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Leann Frosland

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Reviewed: Oct. 26, 2009

Awesome and easy!! I didn't even put the icing on these cookies (so even easier) and they were so good. Next time I will double the recipe and maybe they will last longer.

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Ami

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Reviewed: Oct. 26, 2009

I made these for poker night and they were a huge hit! I iced half the batch so we had a choice. We couldn't choose a favorite. I followed the recipe exactly and I wouldn't change a thing.

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