Pumpkin Cookies with Browned Butter Frosting
- 1 Hour 10 Minutes Prep1 Hour 55 Minutes Total
- 30 Servings
- 190 Calories per Serving
Pumpkin and spice star in a melt-in-your-mouth cookie topped with a special homemade frosting.
Ingredient List
Cookies
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- 2/3 cup packed brown sugar
- 3/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 cup (from 15-oz can) pumpkin (not pumpkin pie mix)
- 2 eggs
- 2 1/4 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Browned Butter Frosting
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 to 4 tablespoons milk
- 1/3 cup butter (do not use margarine or spread; it will burn)
Preparation
- Heat oven to 375°F. In large bowl, beat granulated sugar, brown sugar, 3/4 cup butter and 1 teaspoon vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed, scraping bowl occasionally, until well blended. Beat in pumpkin and eggs until well mixed. On low speed, beat in flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt.
- On ungreased cookie sheets, drop dough by heaping tablespoonfuls.
- Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until almost no indentation remains when touched in center. Immediately remove from cookie sheets to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 45 minutes.
- In medium bowl, place powdered sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla and 3 tablespoons milk. In 1-quart saucepan, heat 1/3 cup butter over medium heat, stirring constantly, just until light brown.
- Pour browned butter over powdered sugar mixture. Beat on low speed about 1 minute or until smooth. Gradually add just enough of the remaining 1 tablespoon milk to make frosting creamy and spreadable. Generously frost cooled cookies.
Tips
- Spice up these cookies by adding 1/8 teaspoon each ground cloves and ground ginger with the flour.
- Instead of making Browned Butter Frosting, use a 1-pound container of Betty Crocker® Rich & Creamy dulce de leche (caramel) frosting.
Nutrition Information
Servings: 30
Serving size: 1 Cookie
Amount per serving (Calories ): 190
| Food component / Nutrient | Amount | % Daily Value* |
|---|---|---|
| Total Fat | 7g | 11% |
| Saturated Fat | 4&½g | 22% |
| Trans Fat | 0g | % Value not available |
| Cholesterol | 30mg | 11% |
| Sodium | 135mg | 6% |
| Total Carbohydrate | 29g | 10% |
| Dietary Fiber | 0g | 0% |
| Soluble Fiber | 0g | % Value not available |
| Sugars | 21g | % Value not available |
| Protein | 2g | % Value not available |
| Vitamin D | Value not available | 0% |
| Vitamin E | Value not available | 0% |
| Calcium | Value not available | 0% |
| Iron | Value not available | 4% |
| Potassium | 45mg | 1% |
| Thiamin | Value not available | 6% |
| Riboflavin | Value not available | 4% |
| Niacin | Value not available | 2% |
| Vitamin B6 | Value not available | 0% |
| Vitamin B12 | Value not available | 0% |
| Pantothenic Acid | Value not available | 0% |
| Phosphorus | Value not available | 2% |
| Magnesium | Value not available | 0% |
| Zinc | Value not available | 0% |
| Manganese | Value not available | 6% |
| Selenium | Value not available | 6% |
| Copper | Value not available | 0% |
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. | ||
Exchanges
- Starch ½,
- Fruit 0,
- Other Carbohydrate 1&½,
- Skim Milk 0,
- Low-Fat Milk 0,
- Milk 0,
- Vegetable 0,
- Very Lean Meat 0,
- Lean Meat 0,
- Medium-Fat Meat 0,
- High-Fat Meat 0,
- Fat 1&½,
- Fruits 0c,
- Vegetables 0c,
- Grains 1oz-eq,
- Meat & Beans 0oz-eq,
- Dairy 0c,
- Fats & Oils 2tsp
Carbohydrate Choice
- Choices per serving2
