Pumpkin Thumbprints

Name: Pumpkin Thumbprints
Prep time: 1 h 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoons baking soda; 60 grams confectioners sugar; 113 grams cream cheese, at room temperature; 1 large egg; 125 grams all-purpose flour; 0 teaspoons ground allspice; 1 teaspoons ground cinnamon, plus more for dusting; 1 teaspoons fresh lemon juice; 110 grams packed light brown sugar; 110 grams packed light brown sugar; 123 grams pumpkin puree; 2 Tbsps unsalted butter, at room temperature; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 73 milliliters vegetable oil

Pumpkin Thumbprints takes around 1 hour and 15 minutes from beginning to end. This recipe covers 2% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains roughly 1g of protein, 6g of fat, and a total of 103 calories. This recipe serves 24. If you have vanillan extract, brown sugar, ground allspice, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It works well as a dessert. It is a good option if you're following a lacto ovo vegetarian diet. PB & J Thumbprints, Thumbprints, and PB&J Thumbprints are very similar to this recipe.

Instructions

Position racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven; preheat to 375 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper; mist with cooking spray.

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Whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, allspice and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a medium bowl.

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Baking Soda

Allspice

Cinnamon

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Whisk

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Whisk the brown sugar, pumpkin puree, vegetable oil, egg and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla in a large bowl; add the flour mixture and gently stir with a wooden spoon until just incorporated.

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Canned Pumpkin

Vegetable Oil

Brown Sugar

Vanilla

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Egg

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Drop tablespoonfuls of dough 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets.

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Dough

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Bake 6 minutes, then remove from the oven and make an indentation in the center of each cookie with the back of a teaspoon. Return to the oven, switching the position of the pans, and bake until set, 4 to 6 more minutes.

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Let cool 5 minutes on the baking sheets, then transfer to racks to cool completely.

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Make the filling: Beat the cream cheese and butter in a bowl with a mixer on medium-high speed until smooth.

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Cream Cheese

Butter

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Add the confectioners' sugar, lemon juice, the remaining 1/2 teaspoon vanilla and a pinch of salt; beat until incorporated.

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Powdered Sugar

Lemon Juice

Vanilla

Salt

Transfer to a pastry bag fitted with a small round tip; pipe into the indentations. Dust with cinnamon.

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Cinnamon

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Photograph by Andrew Purcell

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Servings:

1teaspoons

baking powder 1teaspoons

baking soda 60grams

confectioners' sugar 113grams

cream cheese, at room temperature 1large

egg 125grams

all-purpose flour 0teaspoons

ground allspice 1teaspoons

ground cinnamon, plus more for dusting 1teaspoons

fresh lemon juice 110grams

packed light brown sugar 110grams

packed light brown sugar 123grams

pumpkin puree 2Tbsps

unsalted butter, at room temperature 1teaspoon

vanilla extract 73milliliters

vegetable oil

Recommended wine: Cream Sherry, Madeira, Prosecco, Port, Moscato Dasti

Thumbprint Cookie works really well with Cream Sherry, Madeira, and Prosecco. A common wine pairing rule is to make sure your wine is sweeter than your food. Delicate desserts go well with Moscato d'Asti, nutty desserts with cream sherry, and caramel or chocolate desserts pair well with port. The NV Johnson Estate Cream Sherry with a 5 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 19 dollars per bottle.

NV Johnson Estate Cream Sherry

Very aromatic with notes of hazelnut, vanilla, and a touch of oak followed by sweet raisins and a touch of yeast. Clean lasting finish. Good now but will reward those allow it to age"". A favorite pre-prandial beverage. Consider it with nuts before dinner as an aperitif, or after dinner with dessert, especially chocolates and fruit-based desserts. Also wonderful on cold afternoons, served with biscotti to dip in ""Italian-style"". "