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White Chocolate Pumpkin Dreams

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 25 min. Bake: 15 min./batch + cooling YIELD: 6-1/2 dozen.
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. —Jean Kleckner, Seattle, Washington

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 large egg, room temperature
  • 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 (10 to 12 ounces) white baking chips
  • 1 cup chopped pecans
  • PENUCHE FROSTING:
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 1/4 cup 2% milk
  • 1-1/2 to 2 cups confectioners' sugar

Directions

  • 1. Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in egg, vanilla and pumpkin. Combine dry ingredients; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in chips and pecans.
  • 2. Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake until firm, 12-14 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool.
  • 3. For frosting, combine brown sugar and butter in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil; cook over medium heat until slightly thickened, about 1 minute. Cool for 10 minutes. Add milk; beat until smooth. Beat in enough confectioners' sugar to reach desired consistency. Spread over cooled cookies.

Nutrition Facts

1 cookie: 93 calories, 5g fat (3g saturated fat), 11mg cholesterol, 58mg sodium, 12g carbohydrate (9g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.

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