Walnut-Pumpkin Cookies Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: Popular Recipes. (Walnut-Pumpkin Cookies Recipe). These pumpkin cookies are frosted with maple frosting. There has never been a person who has not LOVED these cookies, even those who do not like pumpkin cookies. It has been a family recipe for 35 years. It has won 1st prize at a cookie exchange and at a pumpkin contest at work. I usually triple the recipe!

Brief

Prep 20 mins

Cook: 10 mins

Total: 30 mins

Servings: 24

Yield: 2 dozen cookies

Walnut-Pumpkin Cookies Recipe

Ingredients

1 cup white sugar

1 cup shortening (such as Crisco®)

1 egg

1 cup canned pumpkin

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

½ teaspoon salt

1 cup chopped walnuts

4 cups powdered sugar

½ cup butter

softened

1 tablespoon milk

or as needed

1 teaspoon maple extract

or to taste

Fruits and Vegetables

Directions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Mix sugar and shortening together in a bowl. Mix in egg. Add pumpkin and vanilla extract; mix well. Add flour baking soda baking powder cinnamon and salt and mix until well combined. Fold in walnuts.

Step 3

Use small teaspoons or a cookie scoop to drop rounded teaspoonfuls of cookie dough onto ungreased baking sheets.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until edges turn golden 10 to 12 minutes. Allow to cool.

Step 5

Meanwhile beat powdered sugar and butter together with an electric mixer until combined. Stir in milk 1 teaspoon at a time until a frosting consistency is reached. Fold in maple extract until thoroughly combined.

Step 6

Spread maple frosting over the cooled cookies.

Nutritional Information

Walnut-Pumpkin Cookies Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:24

Calories: 300.9

% Daily Value *

Protein: 2.3g 5%

Carbohydrates: 38.8g 13%

Dietary Fiber: 1g 4%

Sugars: 29.4g

Fat: 15.9g 25%

Saturated Fat: 5g 25%

Cholesterol: 18mg 6%

Vitamin A Iu: 1719.5IU 34%

Niacin Equivalents: 1.2mg 9%

Vitamin C: 0.5mg 1%

Folate: 26.2mcg 7%

Calcium: 24.6mg 3%

Iron: 0.8mg 5%

Magnesium: 12.9mg 5%

Potassium: 60.1mg 2%

Sodium: 176.8mg 7%

Thiamin: 0.1mg 10%

Calories From Fat: 143.4

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.

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