Pumpkin Cookies
From Jim Brickman Beautiful World Cookbook – Page 173
I don’t like to pick favorites but these are by far the best pumpkin cookies I’ve ever eaten. I first one I had was while we were in Niagara Falls, Canada filming the PBS-TV Concert Beautiful World. We were rehearsing day and night, filming segments outside near the Falls and in the Fallsview Casino. There wasn’t a lot of time to eat. The Green Room had the usual snacks; hummus and pita, soggy cut-up veggies and of course stale granola bars. In walked our good friend Deb with a basket filled with freshly-baked cookies. It was like she brought “manna from heaven.” Everyone dove in for a taste of her delicious treats. It was a unanimous decision that the pumpkin cookies were the best ever! We nicknamed them “Beautiful World Pumpkin Cookies.”
I hope you enjoy this delicious Beautiful World Pumpkin Cookie recipe from the Beautiful World cookbook. The book is filled with wonderful All-American and International recipes submitted by my friends across the country and around the world..
– Jim
Beautiful World cast and crew
Beautiful World Pumpkin Cookies
Note: These cookies were baked and served backstage to the Beautiful Wold cast and crew during the rehearsal and concert. No wonder everyone was in such a good mood. They were an instant hit! – Deb Thomsen, New York
Ingredients
COOKIES
1/2 C. Shortening
1 C. Sugar
1 Egg
2 C. Flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. Baking Soda
1 tsp. Baking Powder
1/2 tsp. Cinnamon
1/2 tsp. Nutmeg
1 – 15 oz. can 100% Pure Pumpkin
FROSTING
2 oz. Cream Cheese
2 oz. Margarine
2 C. Powdered Sugar
1/2 tsp. Vanilla
Instructions
- Cream together shortening, and sugar. Add egg and beat.
- Mix and add flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg.
- Fold on pumpkin a little at a time. (Optional – add chocolate chips)
- Drop with teaspoon on a greased cookie sheet.
- Bake at 375 for 12-15 minutes
Frosting
- Mix cream cheese and margarine.
- Add powdered sugar and vanilla
This should be enough to frost 1 batch. You can use fat-free cream cheese.
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