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Maple Pumpkin Gingerbread Cookies

By Courtney 11 Comments

Maple Pumpkin Gingerbread Cookies! (see recipe below)

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There’s only 17 baking days left until Christmas…

How are YOU doing on your list?? ;)

Ohh, what’s that you say? You need a little inspiration on what to bake next?

No problem-o! You’ve come to the right place.

Last week while baking up a storm with Mom, I came across a recipe for gingerbread cookies that had my name written alllll over it. Believe it or not, I had never up to this point attempted to make a gingerbread cookie; however, including the addition of these ingredients was enough to make me want to tackle the challenge:

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Pumpkin, you say?? YES PLEASE! So let’s stop wasting time and get to the good stuff…

Begin by creaming together your butter and brown sugar until nice and fluffy.

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Add your egg and admire the pretty “flower” that has possibly formed in the bottom of your bowl. ;)

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Next, it’s time to start adding the star ingredients!

Thick, gooey molasses…

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Sweet, succulent syrup (if you have the real stuff, USE IT…if not, just go with what you have on hand)

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And of course, my beloved pumpkin.

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Blend everything so it’s well combined. Fantastic…you’re halfway there!

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Next, it’s time to get together all your dry ingredients…

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…and get ‘em all acquainted.

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Now add your dry ingredients to the pumpkin mixture and mix until just combined.

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Be careful not to over mix! :shock:

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Now you need to go ahead and divide your dough into two discs. The dough will still feel slightly sticky…that’s ok.

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Wrap the discs up in plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 4 hours (or overnight if you have the time).

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Once the dough is chilled, take out one disc and roll out onto a well-floured surface, to about 1/4-inch thickness.

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Then start cutting away! :)

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Place your cut-out cookies onto a parchment paper-lined baking sheet. Bake for 15-17 minutes at 350 degrees.

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And before you know it, you’ll have yourself some wonderful looking (and smelling!) cookies!

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But you’re not done yet…

Once the cookies have cooled completely, it’s time to make the maple icing. :-P

Mix together your cream cheese and powdered sugar,

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along with some delicious maple syrup!

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Mmmmm. :-P

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Now it’s time to start frosting!

*Note: I started by using this mini plastic knife and frosted around the edges that way. But about halfway through, I realized that if you gently dip the cookie upside-down into the icing, it will work out just as well and a whole lot faster! You’ll just need to smooth it out with the knife a bit.

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Nice and festive! :)

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Be careful when storing these cookies; even after they’re frozen, the icing is still too sticky to be able to stack the cookies.

So in that case, just put together a nice, pretty tray and bring them to share with your co-workers. ;)

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They’ll be happy you did!

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Maple-Pumpkin Gingerbread Cookies

(makes 3 dozen 3-inch cookies)

Ingredients:

  • 1/4 cup butter, softened
  • 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tbsp molasses
  • 1/2 cup maple syrup
  • 1/2 cup solid-pack pumpkin
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp ground ginger
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 1/4 tsp cloves
  • 1/4 tsp ground black pepper

Maple Icing

  • 3 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 3/4 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 1/2 tbsp maple syrup
  • milk as needed

Directions:

  1. Beat butter and brown sugar in large bowl with electric mixer at medium speed until fluffy. Add egg; mix well. Add molasses, syrup, pumpkin, and water; blend well.
  2. Sift together flour, ginger, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and pepper. Add to pumpkin mixture all at once. Mix on low speed until just combined. Divide dough into two discs. Wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight.
  3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
  4. On a lightly floured surface, roll out one disc dough to 1/4-inch thick. Cut out 3-inch cookies, using desired cookie cutter. Place on baking sheets, 1-inch apart. Repeat with second disc of dough. Re-roll dough scraps once.
  5. Bake 15-17 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Cool cookies on pans 5 minutes. Transfer to wire rack; cool completely.
  6. Meanwhile, prepare Maple Icing. Place cream cheese in food processor bowl; process until smooth. Add sugar and syrup; process until mixed well. Add enough milk to reach spreadable consistency. Decorate cookies with icing as desired. Store covered in refrigerator.

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ENJOY! :-D

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December 8, 2010 Filed Under: Cookie Recipe Tagged With: christmas cookies, Maple Pumpkin Gingerbread Cookies

About Courtney

I'm a working mom of two beautiful little boys, Lucas and Alex, and I began writing Sweet Tooth, Sweet Life in April 2010. I enjoy chronicling my love of food (healthy and indulgent!), baking, motherhood, fitness, fashion, and everything in between!

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Comments

  1. Faith says

    December 8, 2010 at 7:57 am

    Oh man, maple icing looks fantastic! Can't believe there are so few baking days left! I wanted to try out new recipes for each of my family members and haven't done a single one - YIKES!
    Reply
  2. briana says

    December 8, 2010 at 8:39 am

    Those look so good, how funny I am making pumpkin raisin cookies with maple icing today! :)
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  3. CaSaundra says

    December 8, 2010 at 8:46 am

    These turned out so adorable--and I bet they were nothing short of delicious!
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  4. Shanna, like Banana says

    December 8, 2010 at 10:51 am

    Courtney -- these turned out fantastic! Seriously they look beautiful. I love gingerbread cookies this time of year :)
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  5. christina says

    December 8, 2010 at 11:25 am

    holy moly. not only are these precious, but they look like they taste amazing!!
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  6. Nat says

    December 8, 2010 at 11:37 am

    You made them look beautiful! Congratulations on your cookies!
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  7. Jess says

    December 8, 2010 at 12:52 pm

    Those cookies look great! Sometimes my gingerbread cookies come out not so good, but yours look more fluffy! I'll have to try them:)
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  8. sweetoothrunner says

    December 8, 2010 at 1:17 pm

    Oh my goodness, PUMPKIN gingerbread cookies?! I never in my wildest dreams imagined these existed, but I will SO be making them asap! :D
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  9. Holly at Greek Yogurt and Apple Slices says

    December 9, 2010 at 8:09 pm

    Ok, this might be kind of random, but I love how 'puffy' your cookies look. Whenever I have seen gingerbread cookies/ snaps they are always so flat. These look nice & chewy & moist. I REALLY need to try these...definitely wishing I was one of your co-workers at this point :)
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    • Courtney says

      December 9, 2010 at 8:24 pm

      I wish you were too! That would mean you weren't all the way down in Florida! ;)
      Reply
  10. Marissa says

    November 27, 2011 at 6:21 pm

    I'm not in love with these cookies. They were rather bland with very dense texture. I'm frustrated that I made two batches hoping they would be fantastic. Now I have two batches of cookies that aren't that great.
    Reply

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