These cookies will be making a grand appearance at this years Thanksgiving dessert spread. Do you want to know how delicious they are? Amazingly delicious that is how much! They have a soft moist cake like texture and are topped with the most delicious brown butter icing. I know I’m back to talking about brown butter. I can’t help it. It’s so amazing. The best part about this icing is that you are guaranteed to get the nutty brown butter flavor in each and every bite….yum! Enjoy!!!
Pumpkin Cookies with Brown Butter Icing:
Cookies:
2 3/4 C. all-purpose flour
1 t. baking powder
1 t. baking soda
1 1/4 t. coarse salt
1 1/2 t. ground cinnamon
1 1/4 t. ground ginger
3/4 t. ground nutmeg
1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter – softened
2 1/4 C. light-brown sugar – packed
2 large eggs
1 1/2 C. canned solid-pack pumpkin (14 ounces)
3/4 C. evaporated milk
1 t. pure vanilla extract
Icing:
4 C. confectioners’ sugar – sifted
10 T. unsalted butter
1/4 C. plus 1 T. evaporated milk
2 t. pure vanilla extract
Make cookies: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg in a medium bowl; set aside.
Put butter and brown sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Mix on medium speed until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Mix in eggs. Reduce speed to low. Add pumpkin, evaporated milk, and vanilla; mix until well blended, about 2 minutes. Add flour mixture; mix until combined.
Transfer 1 1/2 cups batter to a pastry bag fitted with a 1/2-inch plain tip (such as Ateco #806). Pipe 1 1/2-inch rounds onto parchment-lined baking sheets, spacing 1 inch apart. Bake cookies, rotating sheets halfway through, until tops spring back, about 12 minutes. Cool on sheets on wire racks 5 minutes. Transfer cookies to wire racks; let cool completely.
Make icing: Put confectioners’ sugar in a large bowl; set aside. Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Cook, swirling pan occasionally, until golden brown, about 3 minutes. Immediately add butter to confectioners’ sugar, scraping any browned bits from sides and bottom of pan. Add evaporated milk and vanilla; stir until smooth. Spread about 1 teaspoon icing onto each cookie. If icing stiffens, stir in more evaporated milk, a little at a time. Cookies can be stored in single layers in airtight containers at room temperature up to 3 days.
Source: Martha Stewart
Now onto the award. Liz of the wonderful blog Hoosier Homemade gave me an award for being a friendly blogger. Thanks

Since I was given this award I have to follow a few rules. The big one is that I need to answer the question “Why do I love to Blog?” Wanna know my answer? Ok I guess I will share that with you all
I started blogging in February 2009 and have enjoyed it more than I thought I would. I know that probably sounds weird, but if you knew me in the “real” world you would know I start a lot of stuff that I lose interest in. However blogging has not been one of these things. I don’t have a great epiphany moment where I decided I wanted to blog. In fact mine was so much less than that. I happened to be searching for a recipe and stumbled upon Culinary Concoctions by Peabody. I read over her blog and immediately realized how fun it would be to have a blog. I thought “I can be witty like her….people will love me!” While I may not be as witty as Peabody I certainly feel as though I must have something to offer the food blogging world because I seem to a small group of loyal commentators and followers. When I get a comment on my blog you have no idea how happy it makes me. They are like little bursts of happiness in my day
That is probably another reason I like blogging. It makes me feel good. I’m happy that I can make something in my small New York kitchen and share it with everyone all over the world. The last thing I love about blogging is “meeting” a whole new group of people who share the same obsession with food as I do
I have made a lot of great friends through blogging and I can’t wait to see what the years bring me and my blog….
I’m going to pass this award on to a few other bloggers who stick out in my head for various reasons.
Reeni of Cinnamon Spice and Everything Nice (She was the very first person to comment on my blog that I didn’t know in real life
You have no idea how exciting that was…haha)
Faith of Thought 4 Food (Since working on All Through the Year Cheer with her we have become great friends…and she is really nice too
)
Miranda of A Duck in her Pond (She is so friendly and sweet. Plus she let my Kitten Bitten have a playdate with Booger the Lobster
)
Jen of My Kitchen Addiction (I was fairly new to blogging and she put one of my recipes on her Friday Favorites. I was shocked when I saw that she actually liked one of my recipes and wanted to share it with her readers. Just for the record every time I’m featured on your Friday Favorites I get giddy
)
And the Rules:
Neno’s Award—-Rules and Regulations
1. As a dedication for those who love blogging and love to encourage friendships through blogging.
2. To seek the reasons why we all love blogging.
3. Put the award in one post as soon as you receive it.
4. Don’t forget to mention the person who gives you the award.
5. Answer the award’s question by writing the reason why you love blogging.
6. Tag and distribute the award to as many people as you like.
7. Don’t forget to notify the award receivers and put their links in your post.
Ok sorry for the rambling. It’s late here in New York and sleepiness is slowly overtaking my body. I just watched some Victoria Principal infomercial and now it’s the Magic Bullet infomercial! Hooray….sadly I love this infomercial
Hopefully I can fall asleep instead of watching all the fantastic acting………………..
















































