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So, HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
In celebration, I made two pumpkin-themed recipes that I'd been wanting to make recently.
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Adapted from Minimalist Baker
I'm going to be honest. These are supposed to be vegan, but it is the end of the month, I was short on monetary funds, and I decided to use the non-vegan ingredients I already owned over buying more stuff. If you want the vegan recipe, you can click on the link, but I'm going to post my modified, non-vegan recipe. I also didn't use as much pumpkin and subbed cinnamon for pumpkin pie spice. In hindsight, I wish I had splurged on an extra can of pumpkin puree and the little shaker of pumpkin pie spice. Oh well. Still TASTY.
The Cookies
- 1 stick butter
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup canned pumpkin puree
- 1 1/2 cups + 1 Tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 1/2 Tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 Tablespoon milk
Basically, you just mix all these ingredients together in a mixer. Don't over mix. Then chill the dough in the freezer for 15 minutes. Make tablespoon-sized balls and flatten them a bit. Bake in a 350 degree over for 10-12 minutes. Let them cool and then ice them!
The Icing
- 1 stick butter
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 Tablespoon milk
Mix it all together until it's whipped and looks like icing. Then spread it on the cookies and try not to eat it all.
I stored my iced cookies in the refrigerator so that the icing would harden; it was pretty soft and messy at first.
These next cookies are healthier...
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- Nonstick spray
- 1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/4 cups canned pumpkin puree
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup golden raisins
- 1/4 cup chopped pecans
Mix all the ingredients together (except the nonstick spray) and drop by large spoonfuls onto a greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 14-15 minutes. Let cool completely.
And here's me as a 2-year-old black cat for Halloween....
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circa 1984 |
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