White Chocolate Pumpkin Dreams Recipe

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If you like pumpkin pie, you'll love these delicious pumpkin cookies dotted with white chocolate chips and chopped pecans. Drizzled with a brown sugar icing, they're irresistible.

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White Chocolate Pumpkin Dreams Recipe
  • Prep: 25 min. + cooling Bake: 15 min.
  • Yield: 27 Servings
25 15 40

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 cup canned pumpkin
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3-1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 package (11 ounces) vanilla or white chips
  • 1 cup chopped pecans
  • PENUCHE FROSTING:
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 1-1/2 to 2 cups confectioners' sugar

Directions

  • In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg, vanilla and pumpkin. Combine dry ingredients; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in chips and pecans.
  • Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 12-14 minutes or until firm. Remove to wire racks to cool.
  • For frosting, combine brown sugar and butter in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil; cook over medium heat for 1 minute or until slightly thickened. Cool for 10 minutes. Add milk; beat until smooth. Beat in enough confectioners' sugar to reach desired consistency. Spread over cooled cookies. Yield: about 4-1/2 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (2 each) equals 275 calories, 15 g fat (8 g saturated fat), 32 mg cholesterol, 182 mg sodium, 34 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 3 g protein.

Originally published as White Chocolate Pumpkin Dreams in Country Woman Christmas Annual 2001, p35

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Reviewed on Dec. 28, 2012 by bandemom

Wonderful! The only thing I might change would be to add raisins, but great without.

Reviewed on Dec. 08, 2012 by kompers@wi.rr.com

We just added this cookie to our Christmas cookie list this year. It is FANTASTIC. Super moist, perfect flavor. I used a cream cheese frosting and they were addicting!

Reviewed on Dec. 24, 2011 by aschafer1230

Delicious cookies!!!! My kids and family loved them. Easy to make to. Will definitely make these again and again.

Reviewed on Nov. 14, 2011 by Benita1

One of the best cookies that I have ever made. My family loves them. Couldn't make enough of them.

Reviewed on Nov. 09, 2011 by ragaraaa

FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!!!! The best cookies, They are so moist and stay moist. I will make them over and over.

 
 

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