The Treats Truck's Pumpkin Swirl Cookies

Name: The Treats Truck's Pumpkin Swirl Cookies
Prep time: 3 h
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h
Yield: 24
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons almond extract; 0 teaspoons baking powder; 177 milliliters (1½ sticks) butter, softened; 2 Tbsps butter, melted; 3 Tbsps canned pumpkin puree; 296 milliliters confectioners sugar; 59 milliliters packed dark brown sugar; 1 egg; 473 milliliters flour; 0 teaspoons ground allspice; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice; 0 teaspoons salt; 0 teaspoons vanilla extract; 296 milliliters white sugar

For 18 cents per serving, this recipe covers 2% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains roughly 1g of protein, 7g of fat, and a total of 175 calories. This recipe serves 24. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 3 hours. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. If you have flour, confectioners' sugar, sugar, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

To make the dough, using a fork, whisk, or sifter, mix the flour, cinnamon, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl and set aside.

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Baking Powder

Cinnamon

Dough

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Whisk

Bowl

In a bowl or mixer, cream the butter and sugar.

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Butter

Cream

Sugar

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Blender

Bowl

In a small bowl, mix the egg, vanilla, and almond extract.

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Almond Extract

Vanilla

Egg

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Bowl

Pour the egg mixture into the butter/sugar mixture and mix until combined. Gradually add the flour mixture and mix just until the ingredients are incorporated. Don't overmix—you want the dough to be stiff but not tough.

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Butter

Dough

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Egg

Roll the dough between a piece of folded parchment paper or wax paper to create a 12 by 9-inch rectangle.

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Dough

Roll

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Baking Paper

Wax Paper

Place the wrapped dough flat on a baking sheet and freeze until firm, about 15 minutes.

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Dough

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Baking Sheet

To make the filling, mix the pumpkin puree, pumpkin spice, and brown sugar together in a small bowl.

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Canned Pumpkin

Brown Sugar

Pumpkin

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Bowl

To assemble, peel the top layer of parchment paper from the dough.

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Dough

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Baking Paper

Spread a thin layer of filling over the entire rectangle of dough. You should still be able to see the dough through the filling. You may not need all the filling.

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Spread

Dough

Starting on a long side of the rectangle, roll up the dough like a cake roll. Wrap the roll tightly in parchment paper, place it seam side down on the baking sheet, and freeze for at least 1 hour.

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Dough

Roll

Wrap

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Baking Paper

Baking Sheet

Preheat the oven to 375°F and line a baking sheet with parchment.

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Baking Sheet

Oven

Remove the parchment and carefully cut the roll into 1/4 inch-thick slices.

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Roll

Place the cookies 2 inches apart on the baking sheet.

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Baking Sheet

Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, or until the edges start to turn golden brown.

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Oven

Let them cool on the baking sheet.

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Baking Sheet

To make the glaze, combine the pumpkin puree and butter.

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Canned Pumpkin

Butter

Glaze

Add the confectioner’s sugar, cinnamon, and allspice and mix well.

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Allspice

Cinnamon

Sugar

If you want to be fancy, put the glaze in a small piping bag and decorate the cookies with a dashing squiggle or curlicue! Or, just use a butter knife to spread a swish of glaze across the top.

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Butter

Glaze

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