Thursday 12 October 2017

Glazed Pumpkin Streusel Sugar Cookies

Soft and chewy pumpkin sugar cookies with a vanilla pumpkin glaze and pumpkin streusel topping. Thank you Swanky Recipes

1/2 cup {1 stick} softened butter
½ cup vegetable oil
½ cup pumpkin puree {not pumpkin pie filling}
1 cup granulated sugar
½ cup powdered sugar
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
2 large eggs
4 cups all purpose flour
¼ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon cream of tartar
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
⅛ teaspoon nutmeg
2 tablespoons vanilla or pumpkin pudding, optional  
Streusel Topping
¼ cup butter, cold
¼ cup sugar
¼ cup brown sugar
⅓ cup flour
½ teaspoon cinnamon
dash of pumpkin spice
¼ cup old fashioned oats, optional

 Pumpkin Glaze
1 cup powdered sugar
1 - ½ tablespoons water
few dashes of pumpkin spice


  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or foil.
  • In a large bowl, stir butter, oil, pumpkin, sugars, vanilla and eggs together until mixed and smooth.
  • Slowly mix in all dry ingredients until completely incorporated.
  • Scoop 1½ tablespoon onto prepared baking sheet 
  • Flatten to ½ inch thick using the bottom of a glass.
  • If the dough is sticking to the glass, use cooking spray to coat the bottom of the glass.
  • Bake 8-9 minutes.
  • Allow cookies to cool before adding pumpkin glaze and streusel topping.
  • In a medium bowl, whisk together sugar, brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, oats and pumpkin spice
  • Cut in butter until crumbly. 
  • Use your hands to mix if needed and refrigerate until needed again. 
  • Make the glaze.
  • In a small bowl, combine water and powdered sugar. 
  • Use a spoon to stir and incorporate well.  
  • Add a few dashes of pumpkin spice to taste. 
  • Use a spoon to drizzle icing across cookies.
  • Gently add and crumble streusel topping on cookies and top with more icing if desired.


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